Ghosts

Sleeping in a waking nightmare,

I feel the ghosts watching me,

Hiding behind their shadows,

too afraid, yet, to be seen.

 

Still, I am able to feel their presence,

Floating hauntingly around my being,

they are screaming so very loudly,

screaming, that they are a part of me.

 

They cry at me during the night,

while I lay sleepless in my bed,

I wish they would move on,

and stop invading my head.

 

My soul is slowly dying,

they are draining all of my life,

So I sit and wait for death,

unwilling to put up a fight.

 

Reviews

[KeeD]

:D I loved this, it painted a very clear picture of torment. The ghosts could be anything from actual ghosts to troubles in life.. I really liked how the poem flowed and made for a very easy and gripping read :) I like writing like this, not only the genre but the way it's written almost like a haunting song.

[Sami Khalil]

"My soul is slowly dying,

they are draining all of my life,

So I sit and wait for death,

unwilling to put up a fight."
A splendid read and write...Thank yopu for posting...:)

[steppenwolf]

Oooh very scary and haunting and life-like at the same time.
Here's a coincidence; I just posted a short story about ghosts.

[J. Castor Streit]

This was extremely well-written, with the terror dial cranked high. I love the fear, and the fact that you cower and submit. Not many people like to write failure, let alone weakness, into their character or narrator.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

such a despondent ending...

part of this reminded me of my favorite ghost movie "the uninvited" from 1944--

the crying at night etc.

but at the end my reaction was of dylan thomas..."do not go gentle unto that good night"

keep the fighting spirit alive.

very nice wording.

jacob

[Adam Lebzo -RonninWarri..]

I know that feeling so very well - since i have schizophrenia
But I think the first word, 4th line, 1st stanza is oughta be "too"
reminds me of this poem of mine

http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/AdamLebzo/1115792/