ZOETIC

Shadows from the past
Walk by on unshod feet
Quietly stalking their lair...
No, they didn't come a-haunting
Just pacing around restlessly
They are co-travelers from past journeys
Moments gone by...their time passed
Lying soporific, in dark corners
We are all friends now, co-existing peacefully.
Sometimes, ghosts of the present day
Play mischief
Sending them on a wild goose chase
To get lost, on endless pathways
And they...half blind from their lastingness
In dark alleys

Begin meandering, aimlessly
I then quietly lead them back
To bed
For they too are tired out, fading
And they gratefully, go back to sleep. 

MS