I Will Be the Ghost

Bernard
1 min readFeb 23, 2024
Photo by ALEXANDRE LALLEMAND on Unsplash

I will be the ghost
that’s walking through the hall,
In shadows I shall linger,
hearing echoes call.

Whispers of the past,
a silent reverie,
In the labyrinth of memories,
I will wander free.

Who’s that in the room
where once my children slept?
A specter of longing,
where memories are kept.

Who’s that in the room,
where my bride once wept?
In twilight’s soft embrace,
her tears so softly crept.

A fate I must accept,
with each step that I take,
I’ll tiptoe through the shadows,
my soul begins to quake.

I was once frightened of the phantom,
but now the phantom’s me,
A haunting presence in
this hall of memories.

Through the veils of time,
I will drift and fade,
In this corridor of heartache,
where broken dreams are made.

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Bernard

A married father of two adult children and a Morkie. Long-time economic developer, former P.O., avid reader, thinker, investor, and walker.