My Ghostly Dinner Date (Follow On From Tombstone Daddy)

by Jenni Marie   Sep 14, 2007


Table is set, plates so neatly arranged
Anyone watching, would consider this strange
Lavender scent circling the room, as candles glow
Sitting here patiently, waiting for one more

Curtains now drawn, room lit by candlelight
Heart beating calmly, on this lonely night
Excitement rising, as you finally appear
Knowing that once you arrive, nothing to fear

It's been ten years, since I saw your face
Spent so long, sitting in that heartless place
Tears raged like the ocean, anger out of control
It was Satan himself, who had a grip on my soul

For he took you so cruelly, left me all alone
The graveyard became, both my prison and home
Only after all this time, now you're visiting me
Nervous and excited, it's you I can't wait to see

Finally making your presence known, finally you're here
Sitting in awe and shock, as you wipe away tears
After all this time, my Tombstone Daddy is home
He's here right in front of me, I'm no longer alone

Wanting to tell him everything, everything I've done
How I've missed him so much, just what I've become
But no words are spoken, seems I can not speak
He's smiling sadly, placing a gentle kiss on my cheek

Just as he embraces me, disappears into the air
Gone are gentle, loving eyes, that showed how he cared
He's no longer by my side, once more I'm all alone
Out of my head, in the graveyard that's still my home.

I was aiming for a deeper meaning with this...I'm not sure if anyone will get it, so interpretate how you will lol

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  • 15 years ago

    by Ashleigh Skye

    Wow I must admit I liked this poem a lot more than the first one you wrote. This one I thought was filled more with the metaphors and the strong hold that I feel real poems are made out of. I'mnot sure if I read this right but I took it to mean something a little different. The little girl in the first poem fell asleep in the graveyard and her father came to visit her in her dreams, to help comfort her so she is able to get over his death easier. In her dream the family was at the dining room table together again for the last time, and it helped her cope with her loss. Nice work. I'm not sure if I understood it like you meant us to but that's what I got out of it. 5/5

  • 17 years ago

    by Choose xX Alex Xx Life

    I found this to vbe like some sort of wake, a loss where a girl has come to see a spirit. Am i right?

    I really got glued to this it was more gripping than the first part i thought still exellent as always xxx alex xxx

  • 17 years ago

    by cory

    Yeah a great poem from a great poet .u r going into my favorites.

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