Yoni Dvorkis Poet I do not know?

I Am No Ghost

I listened to a ghost
That spoke solemnity
And suffering

It spoke of time and place
Energy and matter
Fascinating

Drew lines and boundaries
Confined personal space
This buffering

Invented sacrifice
Symbols of penitence 
Humanity

(It said something else
But it was only a whisper
Something about terror
Something about guilt
Something about punishment
Something about panic
I kept listening

As it finished speaking
I noticed it failed to mention 
That there's a light that shines behind it

I dared to ask it why
It was most unhappy with my question
Tried to obscure the light
Became more opaque
And dense)

Between the ghost and me
It's frightened I may see
This light that shines
May well define
My true reality

Because I value most
That I can finally boast 
That true to Word
This light observed
That I am not a ghost

I just am

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L'Nass Shango May 27, 2009 at 9:00 AM This is an excellent poem and a marvelous write ... I am coming back for more . Love always.

Autumn Kire April 3, 2009 at 10:40 AM it was kind of dark and i just love poems like that XD you're a great writer, i also never read anything like this ...Autumn...

Belinda Parish March 8, 2009 at 9:41 PM Hauntingly good write Yoni. I quit listening to my ghost too, it kept getting me in trouble...Smile! Oh, thanks for the tip on my write...it's looks better as a couplet...I changed it.

Sara Lokken February 28, 2009 at 10:59 AM This is so powerful, brilliant expression. I love the last lines. Best wishes, Sara

Steve Voorhees February 27, 2009 at 8:34 PM No apparition here!! Just some brilliant words! Welcome to the "Platoon"! = ) Right on, Write on!! Steve

Lena Townsend February 26, 2009 at 8:54 PM Haunting and motivating. A wonderful way to remind us that we are what we are. Each day is a new beginning and that new beginning starts whenever we choose. Thank you for sharing. Smiles from Lolita