Haunted
Haunted
By a portrait on the wall
By eyes that will not let me be
The man who went instead of me
and took the fall.
Haunted
By the ship I set in motion
Watching with disbelief
when it hit the reef
And sank into the violent ocean.
Haunted
By the child's life ended too soon
a life of brilliant colors, summers lost
no way to put a value on the cost.
A bird in flight, eclipsed at noon.
Haunted
By the vultures on the heath
Under the obscuring mist
I had no plan for this
Couldn't face what lay beneath.
Haunted
By the mess I made
They tell me that duties remain
They say don't wallow in the pain
Let the memories fade
Pointless
But I don't think it right
to kill the ghosts that haunt the night.
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.
Please
Login
to post a comment
Turn off ads, get more exposure for your poetry, and get more features with a
Premium Membership.
