Questions Unanswered

Dear Sir and Ma'am,

How does one write to ghosts?

Should I start with hi, how are you?

You probably don't know me

Then again, maybe you do

What's it like in the afterlife,

That vast world beyond the stars?

Is it as peaceful as the stories say?

Are you happy where you are?

If our paths crossed in the living world,

What would you think of me?

Am I just a worthless waste of space

Or would you see the good he sees?

Did you have a feeling all along

That your child would save my life?

Or are you watching as events unfold

Every bit as shocked as I?

Was this all part of some master plan,

The fickle design of fate

That you suffered so I don't have to?

Do you think that's a fair trade?

I don’t need to know your stories

To know you had a hand in mine

And I owe you a debt of gratitude

That cannot fade with time

Have I done my part to honor

The promises I made to your son?

Am I walking the right path?

Is there more I could’ve done?

Are you tired of all these questions

Which must go unanswered for now?

Until we meet in the next world

I give you that same vow

I’ll spend a lifetime fighting

Out of the abyss in which I fell

By proving your son’s faith not in vain,

I hope I honor you as well

Sincerely, a well-wisher