Haunting



Am I
to be
ghost

because I already died
or
because I hang on

live on past,

past that one moment
the old times froze,

past that one moment
creating, in passing,

spaces.

Am I to haunt
this new house,

or am I
to move from room to room,
playing where nothing existed before…

I breathe
              − onwards, beyond,
everlasting −

stars,

I do not sleep,
for this naked house
is magnificent

About this poem

This poem waas originally written In Dutch (my mothertongue) and read out on the funeral of my mother, who died (also liberated) five years ago from Alzheimer's disease.

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Submitted by JohnLoopstra on September 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme axx xbx x Cx Cd xe axb xxd xec
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 372
Words 73
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 3, 5, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3

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