Ghosts

Silhouettes of past mistakes

Ghosts

 

The ghost of bad decisions

Does haunt my weary mind

Lurking in the shadows

Not very hard to find

 

Constant the reminder

Of my dirty deeds

Thinking only of myself

Forgetting other’s needs

 

Climbing up the ladder

Clearing out the way

Stepping on another’s hands

Disgusting my display

 

And now as I am changing

My eyes can finally see

This eerie apparition

Is always there with me

 

It matters not the hour

Or where my life does go

Forever standing by my side

So I will always know

 

I need not every worry

Or even wonder where

I just look in the mirror

The ghost is standing there

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this speaker needs to forgive himself...and the ghost will disappear, and as in "the uninvited" the cat will finally run up the winding stairs.

we all regret...this poem expresses that so well...and some of them we have such a hard time letting go--

poets seem to be the worst culprits at hanging on to pain.

i felt this poem, deeply.

jacob

[Jack...]

Thank you sir, I appreciate your comments.

[Frieda P]

Okay this literally haunts me....Nice one!

[Jack...]

Happy you could relate, thanks for the review.

[Frieda P]

Was my pleasure, good read....

[Jack...]

What part of Jersey are you from?

[Frieda P]

Morris County, you familiar?

[Jack...]

North or South Jersey, I grew up in the latter.

[Frieda P]

North Jersey, near NYC about 20 minutes without traffic, ha, like as if. Spent lots of time in Silver Beach...

[Jack...]

I grew up in Glassboro, about 20 miles out of Philly. Spent most summers in Wildwood or Ocean City.

[Frieda P]

Spent days and weekends there too, Ocean City is nice...I have a friend who has a house in Wildwood but it's a haul. Bleck on the parkway!

[Jack...]

Unfortunately now for me the coast is about 2 hours away, so it is always a trek to get there, but I still go.

[Frieda P]

Yep, it's like an addiction once you've been bitten.

[Jack...]

You can say that again.

[Frieda P]

Yep, it's like an addiction once you've been bitten. ;-P

[Jack...]

Now I know you are from New Jersey. :)

[Frieda P]

LOL ;-P

[EileenMarie]

Wow this hits home!! Great write!

[Jack...]

Thanks for the review.

[Lonesome Traveler]

This is really nicely written :) For me it expresses the huge weight of conscience and how it can affect you for the rest of your life. The imagery in it is lovely, I especially like the realisation and recognition that inevitably comes with age "This eerie apparition Is always there with me".
One of my favourites.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much, you are correct in what I was attempting to present. I appreciate your kind words.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

- I need not every word - I have to say that this one line resonates the entire colour of your poem. A very easy flow, so reaeding it, it takes but once to soak up the meaning and sometimes quite stark imagery, well done, good read.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much. I am glad you enjoyed it.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

your welcome, keep writing.