The Living Dead Poem by Laurie Crilly

Zombies and Ghouls.....

These are not the living dead.....

The living dead are those that live life with a heart hardened through time and circumstances....

The living dead are those that live life with a heart broken and incapable of love.....

The living dead are those that live life with no heart at all having given it away for naught......

Incapable of seeing the beauty in a rainbow, a flower, a sunrise or sunset.......

Incapable of reacting with a smile to a child's laughter, a joke or even a friendly hello.....

Incapable of hearing the voices of those that love them trying to reach into their shell.....

Incapable of loving or feeling loved

This is death

This is life

for so many

I am one of them