the once dearly departed

by J.J. Campbell

the haunting voices

of the forgotten

the once dearly

departed

i hear them at

night in my head

mostly laughing

mostly at me

and when i wake

up in the morning

and see pillows

tossed across the

room and the covers

on the floor

i'd like to think i

told them a thing

or two

but i doubt it

i'm sure it was some

elaborate prank that

got interrupted by the

demons deep within

that have no 

need for laughter

at all