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Last night
I saw in the darkness
white cotton shadows
lurking about to find
if I were yet asleep
I knew the moment
my eyes closed
they will come and throttle me
so I switched on my bedside light
and wow I saw all of them vanish.
Phantoms came to me
since age five
but sad for them
they must still be hungry
for my life
I at 78 am still alive
daily they threaten me
then they laugh and cry
and say do you hear us
we only try to make a fuss
don't us curse
we have here only an empty purse
don't kill us
Excuse me please
they vanish
I get a newer lease...
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Comments
Obadiah Grey
Thu, 2018-08-09 14:58
I love the flippant nature of
I love the flippant nature of this, it somehow gives me hope that when I reach that grand ol' age I can still broach a smile and stick two fingers in the air, and, perhaps, write as well you.
Obi.
lovedly
Thu, 2018-08-09 18:53
THANKX OG
4 ur maiden read
and a lovely comment
yeah two fingers
that's all what still matters
last night I learned it
'ghostal' imagery
and
my life's experience
SMILE if you please
others will laugh only
see yahoo introduced
smileys
tyro
Fri, 2018-08-10 10:07
Hi Lovedly
Hi Lovedly
I think you are far too strong for those phantoms. Sounds more like you are playing with them then they are playing with you. I find this poem inspiring in a way.
T
The most powerful reaction
of mind on mind
is transference of sight
lovedly
Fri, 2018-08-10 20:33
if tyro now I inspire
then fit am I now to go into the pyre
okays this is phantomish satire
thanks tyro 4 d read and comment
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