iPoetry-Paper Poetry Prompt

Now I Know

A poem

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Now I know
not all ghosts
spell doom.

Sometimes,
these see-through apparitions
make you
a warm cup of tea
and wipe away your tears
when your heartbroken body
refuses to move.

They’ll tell you funny stories
from the time
when they were alive;
they’ll share their regrets
to teach you something
and, perhaps,
help you find your way
across the rocky land of sorrow
and despair.

They’ll warn you
not to be like them
not to do like them
not to make the choices
the unfortunate choices
they made.

But, you see,
they know too,
they know it all too well.

They are quite aware
that despite their warnings
you’ll go on
on this ill-fated path of yours…