Monkey Gong

Breathing in than breathing faster,
A perfect disaster this life of mine.
I need a drink while I'm still here waiting,
For this to all to be over and I'll be home.
To sit by myself and think for a second
Turning into minutes and now hours long.
I turn on the T.V. just clear the silence,
But just like always there is nothing on.
Except for the news, but thats so depressing,
And the weather man is always wrong.
I lift my voice to clear out the ghost,
With a voodoo doll and my imported monkey gong.
It's pretty and gold, red trimming and swirls,
My own ancient chinese secret hex reverse curse.
It says ring it once then bow to the east,
Then read the inscription its in cantonese.
If I follow these simple directions my demons will be driven,
But unfortunately my ghost only seem to speak english
They continue to haunt me they rearranged my kitchen and stacked my dishes
Then kept changing the channels on my television
But they complimented me on my efforts with a nice try,
Gave me a pat on my back and even said good night.
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Posted: Jul 2010

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Comments (24)

trurorob
nice read!
rob
Gashly
oddly enough, i've had the same suspicion that my 'demons' don't speak my language either, and that's the main issue, or maybe i've been bowing in the wrong direction all these years. i like this one james, very thought provoking.
agoodguy2have
fjames, liked this one...describes that peculiar sensation that nothin' fits quite well....CLANG!
gnj4u
Hi, fjamesj9701,
With A pat on my back and even said good night, at least your ghosts are friendly. By the way, My own ancient chinese secret hex reverse curse....did we borrow that in 2004?
fjamesj9701
Gnj rolling on the floor laughing yes but just didnt follow the instructions
amahlala
I think my voodoo doll speaks in riddles! I enjoyed this one very much! Thanks!bouquet
Ladyjj
Fab write Fjames..thumbs up

Balance of life..grin angel
They say the English ghost's are the most friendliest of all..good choice I say!

Ljj..cool angel
hedistuff
ripping yarn james...
caroljoyce
Very good, atmospheric Glad they were polite..
Redex
Well thats two pats on the back, promise i'n no ghostteddybear
fjamesj9701
Thank you my friends I enjoyed writing this with a smile and a joy to know that you all did as well.wave
freeatlast64847
Bang a gong! Reminded me a song. Thanks for the memory applause
fjamesj9701
cheers cheers to you
Ladybee42
awww, it was a good idea the gong thing - but i think your ghosts will eventually just fade away if you face them head on.
bouquet bouquet bouquet
cafetwo2010
Very creative James! Hope there won't be a 'next time.' lol. Cafetwocheers
fjamesj9701
Thank you LadyBee and cafetwo2010 I have faced will face and no they wont be comming back again lol
fjamesj9701
handshake
jonE2tone
The title caught my attention and the poem was surely a fun read. Enjoyed. Thankshandshake
NotLookingGood
Really enjoyed..Nice one.
fjamesj9701
Thank you 2Tone for stirring up some old ghost....laugh Jesse
rapturecapture
Hi fjames
Really enjoyed your poem


Ghosts only speak to those who want/need to listen.

Thank you for your lovely thoughts wave
fjamesj9701
Thank you Rapture fpr reading. This is an older one surprised to see it on the board.wine jesse
rapturecapture
Hi Fjameslaugh rolling on the floor laughing

The old monkey is always around laugh
What a nice thought?
He might be more a friend then an enemy if truth be told.. professor
Again lovely read hug wave
fjamesj9701
Yes Rapture that monkey is always on my backlaugh ...jessr
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