Ghost in the Machine

am I just this fleeting moment
a ripple in time's flow
shackled to one body
must follow when it goes

or is there more to 'being'
an eternal flame that burns
and though my mortal flesh must die
the soul within returns

most now say we have 'one shot'
so live a life that's full
and while, in part, I see their point
I hate to think that's all

with countless years in history's wake
and many yet to come
my impact on the universe
so very close to none?

I need to feel there's so much more
some meaning or some goal
a reason why, a wider plan
that paints a bigger 'whole'

so I'll take the path that makes most sense
there's more to life than seems
and maybe I'm just passing through
... a ghost in this machine

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Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 6/4/2024 10:27:00 AM

Hello Marcus Whitnell, So nice to meet you. I enjoyed this poem. I was in a deep slumber. I woke up quickly because i felt something beside me. Laying down beside me. my cat was sleeping on my hand. so i did not wake her. But i felt something beside me. When the feeling was gone. i looked around my room. Under the bed . No one was there. I still remember this dream. Wonddering who the spirit was.

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 6/4/2024 10:30:00 AM

It took me a long time to get back to sleep. I think it was a ghost. yet i could not see it. my face was to my night table. Eyes closed.. Enjoy your day mhy friend. /Darlene/