Closet Believers

[lanaia74]

What ever possessed you to buy house right across the street from a graveyard?
It's not that I'm scared of the dead, I believe everyone is afraid and fearful of the unknown
To find another place other that here, I don't think that would be too hard
My imagination can run rampant, making me think of things, that chill me to the very bone.

Each person's belief in such things, they all believe a vast number of many things
But when you say ghost, most people look at you like you are insane
But I'm willing to bet, most are just like me, privately to this most to things like this, everyone clings
They don't want others to think they are crazy, so admitting that they believe, by doing this, they have nothing to gain.

You think most people are skeptics, but deep inside most people believe
They just don't want to admit to it, they want to keep up the facade of looking normal
A closet believer is what I call them, I admit I am one of these too, sometimes I get so scared, from myseIf wish I could leave
Everyone wants to look perfect, the last thing they want to do is admit they have a flaw.

I would never admit it, but I know things like this exist, it happened to me a child
What I experienced on that stormy night is something I will never forget
The house I grew up in was over a hundred years old, just perfect for one's imagination to go positively wild
But one stormy night something happened, that caused my sanity to pay a tremendous debt.

I was asleep, when a chilling cold breeze awakened me
I looked up out of a very peaceful sleep, to see something unspeakable at the foot of my bed
What I saw then, I question my sanity because what I saw just couldn't be
There stood a man, as plain as life, but he was transparent, I knew this was a ghost, the entity was dead.

I never talk about this, to anyone and that is why you did not know
Now we are going to live in a house, that has a graveyard across the street
But I will face the paranormal and supernatural with determination that throughout my body will flow
I will take your hand, standing beside you and whatever we encounter, by your side, together we will greet.

[heart2heart]

I think you must have psychic powers dear Lanaia to write such chilling and spooky stories, you always manage to hold my keen attention. The only reservation I would have against living beside a graveyard would perhaps be sharing the same water supply with them, ghastly thought I know, but I never drink water from the taps available at the graveyards anyway
Katriona

[Bob]

great job as always

[b4sunset]

Chilled to the bone; this gift offers such detailed visual language i confess i was there with you. wonderful, as always!

[DartxNi]

I like how the ghost story was last, and let out reluctantly, as if the person was trying to avoid telling it and instead was talking about the vague fears that 'everybody' has.

[michaelgallatin]

"It happened to give me a child", that is, I think, the most chilling and thought provoking part of this story. Was she impregnated by a ghost? But this is never expanded upon or explained beyond this vague statement other than to say one day there was a male ghost at the foot of the bed. It's a fine story but it loses out taking so much time saying what people will think of you if you believe in ghosts and saying I'll stand by you anyway, that it loses the best, most interesting and major part of the story. Sorry, but that's how I see it! Somewhat spooky but could have been much better!

Namaste,
Mike