Living With the Dead
Living with the dead can be
a little scary if you see
the ones you knew who passed away
come back to you to have their say.
Maybe they've come to you tonight
to give you just a horrid fright
or let you know when you'll die too
or where you'll go when you pass through?
They may have come to try to tell
that they went straight to heaven or hell
or now released from living's shell
they're still alive and doing well.
But if with them you won't converse
they'll go away and what is worse
you'll miss the chance to great your friend
and learn what happens in the end.
If you refuse to let them in
this really would be quite a sin
and not the thing that you should do
when friends arrive to visit you
So if you wish to take advise
forget your fear and be quite nice
you then may find some comfort too
and even learn a thing or two.
For ghost are not all demons who
would steal the soul God gave to you.
Most just come to see a friend
and reassure death's not the end.
So please don't think you're going mad
or let their visits make you sad.
Welcome them just like before
you thought they'd gone for evermore.
Ivor G Davies
Copyright © Ivor Davies | Year Posted 2016
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