wicked13joker

( I'm back to writing! Got some inspiration at work while playing the song Hope I Become a Ghost by The Deadly Syndrome in my head. I first heard the song while watching World's Greatest Dad -which kicked ass- and I began thinking more and more about the thought of actually being a ghost. Well, let's see how this turns out...)

I wonder what would it be like to be a ghost?
A spirit with no responsibility,
A being that will never age,
A celestial manifestation
That will overlook mankind for all time...

Though the thought of Earthly wants and needs
Would be sadly missed:
To never again feel the warmth
Of a dearly loved one.
Never again feeling the intoxicating
Sensation of mortal pleasure.
I am sure the longing of life
Would eventually fade away,
Leaving only a spiritual wanderer
And seeker of knowledge.
But what if...

What if you stayed to watch
Your children grow old and die?
To see them go through life
Knowing that they will never see you again?
To watch them make mistakes,
Losing everything, maybe even their own lives?
What if...

What if you witnessed something terrible,
But were unable to say anything?
Watching someone get away with murder,
Or theft of something treasured?
Seeing someone bully another,
Unable to protect them?
What if...

What if the Apocalypse occurred,
No living creature left alive to occupy this planet?
Would you be trapped for eternity on this desolate rock,
Forever doomed to loneliness and despair?
Or would you be free to leave?
To travel the cosmos,
A wandering specter of a forgotten race?

When you think about it,
Maybe being a ghost isn't everything one wishes for...