Spectres Amongst Us
written by: Mike Turner
@SchoonerSkipper
Ghosts of past unpunished crimes
Stalk our waking nightmares
Specters here amongst us
Spirits of lost innocence
And virtues long surrendered
To transitory pleasures
Vacant eyes stare watching us
As once again we turn
To our lusts, greed and ambitions
Vices that dwell deep in us
Devouring our souls
Rotting from within
Then, for moment sated
We’re left a hollowed husk
Which the apparitions rise to fill
Anew
Mike Turner
Mike Turner retired to the US Gulf Coast after a 27 year career as a Federal law enforcement executive. A brief flirtation with the ukulele brought him to the world of writing songs and poetry. Mike writes in a variety of genre, from traditional blues, folk and country to jazz and gospel; along with meter and free verse. When not writing, Mike sails a historic schooner on the Gulf of Mexico.
Latest posts by Mike Turner (see all)
- Signs of Christmas - December 14, 2020
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- Song of Life - July 27, 2020
