Abandoning the flesh has benefits
Before, I was the slave of appetites
Carnal calls bombarded me all day long!
Dining, drinking, dashing to defecate
Even clothing and shelter held me fast
For a swarm of needs lives in the body
Ghosts like me are liberated from them
However, not all needs are bodily
I find myself yearning to be understood
Just as I yearn to understand in turn;
Keep this in mind, when things bump in the night
Looking for readers are writerly wraiths
Messages we make, for minds to decode
Not always elegant or legible
Once a year, we draw closer to warm life
Pressing phantom noses to the thin veil
Quivering with thoughts and feelings to share
Recalling living communication
Spirits we may be, but minds we do have
Tedious is insubstantial being
Until the living shriek when we draw near
Visitations cost us dearly; therefore
When Samhain causes them to multiply
X-ray your reactions, and control fear
You may be our sole interlocutor
Zero in when we say, “Boo!” and respond!
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Saturday morning and I’m home alone not feeling like doing much of anything. I just poured my first cup of coffee, the wake-me-up cup, when I look out the window and see a naked woman in my backyard. That surprises me since I’ve never seen a naked woman in my backyard before. Three thoughts enter my mind —
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Haha! “I find myself yearning to be understood” This ghostly narrative voice was such an engaging one
I’m sorry D.J I think there’s a rule that you can only use X-ray once in abecedarians, else a ghost you will be!! 😁😄 I love how yours flow so well, versus a stop-start effect with these! This line was one of my favourites!.. “dashing to defecate” ! …Ahh to be a ghost and free of the turmoil of IBS! 😂
Boo! Hehehehehe. Did I scare you? 😝😝😝😝😝
I'm not sure what I'd do if I saw a ghost. Only a couple more weeks to wait where I may find out! I'll be alert. And gracious if I encounter an apparition.