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Ghosts of My Past

The past is always
the past
I often forget it
but it remembers me
everything I failed to be
yesterday is history...

The past is a ghost
a hole, dust, the wind
it is dark and moves unseen
beneath, betwixt and between
angels, demons, elemental spirits
come to me when I am sleeping...

Ghosts from my past
makes my thoughts
heavy as branches
after a raging storm
leaving me tired and forlorn
people who came before me
appear in dreams

In a way
we are all ghosts...
~ ~ ~

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/28/2014 3:13:00 PM

Very expressive work..Sometimes the weight of our ancestors upon our shoulders is a very heavy weight whether it be that they were unsuccessful people who failed at life or if they were very successful people who demand much of their offspring..Great topic that you have chosen..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Ken Carroll
Date: 7/28/2014 3:44:00 PM

Thank you Sara for stopping by!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/18/2014 6:02:00 PM

oh my goodness. a lot of pondering on all those ghosts. I would not want to think about them but you are right, sometimes they just come to us in our memories. This is really cool how you came to your final conclusion: in a way, we are all ghosts.

Ken Carroll
Date: 7/18/2014 6:05:00 PM

Thank you Andrea..This poem came to me after a dream I had..

Jadazzle United

Date: 7/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

The past is always behind us love the way you liken the past to ghosts there to haunt us if we will let it - a very deep write. hugs Jan xx

Ken Carroll
Date: 7/18/2014 5:09:00 PM

Thank you Jadazzle for visiting!

Lucilla Carrillo

Date: 7/18/2014 4:47:00 PM

I think you are right and if we are not we will be one day. I want to be a good ghost. Thanks for sharing... Lucilla

Ken Carroll
Date: 7/18/2014 4:48:00 PM

Thank you Lucilla!

Charmaine Chircop

Date: 7/18/2014 2:22:00 PM

The past will always haunt us ,It remembers us,but We can surely think of those wonderful moments to ignore the worst.So real and deep such words ..Ken.

Ken Carroll
Date: 7/18/2014 2:36:00 PM

Thank you Charmaine..Good to read from you!