Morning Ghost

My life has gone and only memories of me
Will remain with you.
It was too soon, far sooner than
Any of us would have wanted.
How romantic is it to idealize this
Post-life existence?
I have left the room we shared
For my lifetime
And walked into the backyard
That leads into the forest.
There are paths here
Worn well into the dirt
Amidst the evergreens.
It is not possible for you to ever
Lose me entirely.
Mourn where you must,
You will, and I will
Hold you in my own way
As your tears flow
Like existence itself.
Is death freedom?
It can be seen as such
But there is much
I would still return to
Back home if the pulse
could have been found.

Giving Up the Ghost

I had already lost everything
so I figured why not
give up the ghost as well
What difference would it make
to give up something
with no physical form
When the time came
I set it down gently
and walked away
I wonder how it's doing
but I haven't bothered calling
it's probably too upset
to take my calls anyway
I can only hope it can see
this was for the best
for the both of us