You have stolen my 'todays', yet you shan't steal my tomorrow- <br />Thought upon your deceitful ruse surely hastens sorrow! <br />Nary shall there be, for you, a proper penance, <br />Somehow though, you must come to truth's acceptance! <br /> <br />The only way to take leave of your deceit- <br />Is to allow for my truth to defeat, <br />All the Demons and Ghosts <br />Responsible for your shame, the most! <br /> <br />For if but only, our children's posterity <br />You owe, at the least, your honesty! <br />Without such, your downfall you have surely brought, <br />As is, to tell the truth, is what you ought! <br /> <br />They say: 'the truth shall set you free'-at least you, it shall keep- <br />Otherwise choice made, causes my heart's weep! <br /> <br />3 August 2008<br /><br />Maurice Harris<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/all-the-demons-and-ghosts/
