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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GHOST OF YOUR WASTED PAST, by J. A. PETERSON
First Line: You may scoff at ghosts for all I care
Last Line: The ghost of your wasted past.
Subject(s): Ghosts; Life; Past; South Dakota; Supernatural
First Line: You may scoff at ghosts for all I care
Last Line: The ghost of your wasted past.
Subject(s): Ghosts; Life; Past; South Dakota; Supernatural
You may scoff at ghosts for all I care
And sneer at folks who see
Their whitened forms or ethereal forms
Behind some stone, or house, or tree.
You may never see a miser's ghost,
Or the ghost of a murdered wife;
But scoff as you will, some day you'll meet
The ghost of your wasted life.
He'll stare at you when you sit alone
In your chair by the smoldering fire.
But try to disown him, you who dare,
And he'll call you cheat and liar.
He'll call to mind things left undone,
And kind words left unsaid.
He will not leave you at the bridge,
But follow you home to bed.
You may scoff at ghosts for all I care,
But even your sneers won't last,
When you're face to face with your own ghost—
The ghost of your wasted past.
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