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Rest In Peace
All is as quiet on my graveyard stroll,
An escape from the living and their unrelenting toll,
That they put on my heart and implant in my mind,
At this point I'll take any kind of peace I can find.
Each headstone a loved one of those that still live,
Mother's and father's whose health did finally give.
Monuments to loss so that we may keep them near,
Though too often we neglect them when our loved ones are still here.
I sit under a tree knowing I won't be disturbed,
And talking to myself won't leave these occupants perturbed.
Often I want to join them though I know I must go on,
Even with the knowledge that few will miss me when I'm gone.
Maybe a quick nap. Though soon dusk will be upon me.
I have no fear of threats from ghosts or ghouls or even zombies.
I breath in all the silence and can clearly see the stars.
There will be no interference I'm half a mile from any cars.
So now I think I'll slumber amongst the others that here rest.
Hoping I'll relax enough to process all my stress.
The silence and isolation offer me a grand reprieve.
It only tends to sadden me that I know...
Tomorrow...
Unlike everyone else here...
I'll wake and leave....
© The Moonlight Bard
An escape from the living and their unrelenting toll,
That they put on my heart and implant in my mind,
At this point I'll take any kind of peace I can find.
Each headstone a loved one of those that still live,
Mother's and father's whose health did finally give.
Monuments to loss so that we may keep them near,
Though too often we neglect them when our loved ones are still here.
I sit under a tree knowing I won't be disturbed,
And talking to myself won't leave these occupants perturbed.
Often I want to join them though I know I must go on,
Even with the knowledge that few will miss me when I'm gone.
Maybe a quick nap. Though soon dusk will be upon me.
I have no fear of threats from ghosts or ghouls or even zombies.
I breath in all the silence and can clearly see the stars.
There will be no interference I'm half a mile from any cars.
So now I think I'll slumber amongst the others that here rest.
Hoping I'll relax enough to process all my stress.
The silence and isolation offer me a grand reprieve.
It only tends to sadden me that I know...
Tomorrow...
Unlike everyone else here...
I'll wake and leave....
© The Moonlight Bard
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