Reunion

Write about a ghostly encounter with a loved one or a supernatural happening that scared you. Something that make you believe that there are ghosts .

1: New poem
2: less than 800 words
3: no collaborations
4: title your poem

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Reunited

He fancied her
the farmers daughter
they said he can't marry
Betsy, he was a noble man
So to the river they went
together to fly
and swim towards
heaven
to date they live haunting
the church
they wanted to be married in

i wish they still made a VCR


ran across an old VHS the other day  
you know how the sight of an object can remind of a fragrance?
he smelled like old spice and 90 weight gear oil  
sam adams and a shitty factory in syracuse  
ever once in a while  
i remember your middle name was lester
when i pull the change and cigarette butts out of my pocket  
reach down to take the dog's collar off  
i think i catch a whiff  
the ol lady got jokes  
asks me sometimes if i'm wearing the same blue jeans  
and boots chewed a bit by a puppy?  
as you with a guitar next to his tool box in a gettin kinda yellowish pic from nineteen seventy something  
that's my most prized posession  

i think about you a lot pop  
like when i drink too much and cry watchin pit bulls and parolees  
when i have to yell at one of the guys  
for usin my personal tools without askin  
and especially not wiping em down after  

remember that one time  
you and uncle guy,  
and uncle steve went lobster fishing off long island  
yall made that video with the camcorder that still took tapes  
kept pullin in these lil red buggers  
you kept sayin  
"we're gonna need a bigger boat"  
you guys drank ten cases of beer between three of ya  
don't know how you made it home  
but it's nothin but right  
good to try to have a good time before you die

Memoree uv mai smellee gyrlfrend

Eye woak upp induh middull uvda nyte.
Eye wuzz innuh cole sahwet.
Sumting R sumbodee wuz
innduh room wit mee.
Itt smelld lyke mai
ded gyrlfrend.
She hadduh duhsteenk oder.
Eye myss her.

Thank you HadesR, Roachmilll and John for your participation.

The Mantle of Happiness


The first time I saw you,
your smile shocked my soul.
How could I ever believe you were eternal?
My mind betrayed me, I cried lonely tears,
walked upstairs slowly shaking my head,
looked down, you were no longer there,
how could I have expected different?
The want to see the impossible
crippled me with absolute fear.
I don't recall you ever being able
to float that way,
maybe heaven has gravity issues,
wither way, who do I thank for sending you?
What about that whisper on my neck?
Was I supposed to react so frantically?
I haven't seen you in ten years,
you show up suddenly, what did you expect?
My mind is playing tricks on me,
lost, I was in charge till you reappeared,
now I sleep with one eye open hoping
to see you again my dear.
What I would do to hold
you tight once more,
tell you how the world has changed
since you left my heart to rot.
I have many things I need to say to you,
I'll tell you next time I see you by the mantle.

Friend To Foe Back To Doe Ray Mi Fa So

where you been partner?
riding dirty slick talking chopping up game getting paid
claiming mayor post on the west coast
no time to talk, on the clock, getting a grip and a guap
grinding hard sparks flying calling your shots
spotting the marks and crossing the dots
but you ain't fresh
you ain't blessed
you still a messed, on the inside
but you won't admit it, your pride is Hitler's hit list
still mad because I don't I won't do what? do that
I ain't you, I am individual too, and I got dreams of my own
disconnect all my social interactions online
because we come from different minds
once a friend, then a foe, now a phony friend for show
but you silver still not slicker than gold
brave and bold I was told that's what formed by soul
you were hissing in the grass waiting for your chance
to be the man in control but I saw through the bull shit
and I said hell no, hell no, I got dreams of my own beee-itch

MaMa

I thought it was over
I thought it had all stopped
The crying
The screaming
The violent raging
The perpetual madness
I hoped my fear would subside
I hoped my life would change
Seeing you embalmed I smiled
Seeing you put in the ground I grinned
Killing you was an act of kindness
Killing you released you from your pain
I was not proud of what I’d done
I was not proud of what I’d become
I had no choice I had to act
I had no choice it all had to end
For three nights I slept sound
For three nights peace, perfect peace
But last night I awoke in fright
But last night I heard the screaming
It was you
It was definitely you
How could this be
How could you come back
I followed the noise
I followed the smell of lavender
Then I saw your bedroom door open
Then I saw you on the stair
Screaming, you ran up into the hallway
Screaming, you ran right through me
I feel your evil presence all around
I feel your vengeful presence inside me
You push me to the top of the stairs
You push me, I see you dead at the foot of the stair
You were twisted and broken physically
You were twisted and broken mentally
You scream
I scream
I know what you want
I know what you want me to do
I wont be pushed to jump, you didn’t
I won’t be pushed over the edge like you were
Your voice in my head says “Every night.”
Your voice says “Every night I will torture you.”
“You will jump.”
“You will die.”
Maybe I will
Maybe I won’t
I’m still glad I pushed you

Once Again You Said Goodbye


Hey where were you?
I knew two blue shoes as the clue of you
As you chew on the cue bad hairdo
Rescue me from this venue's hairdo
What's the purpose for your appearance
Your disappearance killed your appearance
White interference your incoherence
Spirits and villains auspicious
incoherence
Seeing visions of kingdoms in your name
All for a dead dame who forgot my name
The pain I feel in chains still remains
Sustain I must refrain from what remains
Let me explain my disdain
The stain on my life disdain
Why did you show up tonight?
I saw the light blind tonight
Many emotions I can't help but to cry
You once again said goodbye I can't
Help but to cry

Thank you so much to all participants. Wonderful entries all and it was difficult to choose. I was helped by friends not of DU. Sorry about the delay. Congratulations David, Mlavender and HadesR. I love them all. Thank you!

Cool beans, Thanks! Congrats to David and ML