271. Thoughts Of A Lonely Ghost

Published on 18 July 2018 at 06:44

I woke up from what I thought to be reality,

but then realized it was merely a dream.

What I thought I knew, I never had.

And what I thought I’d always seen—

they were someone else’s forgotten memories,

in which they drove me mad.

 

All of these things, I’d never done.

And all of these people, I shouldn’t know.

This wasn’t my life. I was already gone—

simply an afterthought,

a lonely ghost.

 

But what was I doing here?

My life should’ve ended by now,

and I could finally move on.

So, what happened? And how?

Was I given a second chance,

or were my last moments already near?

 

My mind couldn’t take it anymore.

I was losing what little sanity I had left.

I wanted to jump ship, and sink to the ocean floor—

that would’ve been my best bet.

Unfortunately, I had unfinished business.

I needed answers. I needed to know.

I needed to know what happened before I let go.

 

And so I remained a lonely ghost,

until I found out how it was I died.

Tears then streamed down my ghostly eyes,

for I feared I would never know—

 

and I never would.