The Clockwork Ghost

by AtrophyBrain

in Completed Works

The Clockwork Ghost

The Clockwork Ghost

I am the clockwork ghost.
Dead but alive, moving but lifeless,
I haunt the ruins of my life.
I shuffle about the routine,
Going at precisely the time I am expected,
To precisely where I am expected,
Doing precisely what I am expected.
I died long ago, but remain,
Shackled to this world
By everything I am,
By everything I was,
By everything I will inevitably be.
Restrained from heaven or hell,
Everyone demands I remain,
And I remain.
Everyone demands of me,
And I deliver.
They demand I be here at this time,
There at another,
And I am.
Just like clockwork.

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Mar 29th 2006
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angst free verse ghost
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I wrote this after I saw the phrase 'clockwork ghost' in a comic, and thought it would make a good poem.

Comments

paranoiddoll Says:

Cool. I really like it :) Mine aren't nearly as good as this lol. Great job. *favs*

RealScience Says:

I feel like that all the time. Nice one.

ShiningFaith Says:

perfection in the form of poetry, but then again, what other form would be expected...