Of Ghosts And Ghost Stories Poem by Francis Duggan

Of ghosts and ghosts stories I read of and hear
But I don't fear the dead 'tis the living I fear
'Tis only the living can take human life
By bomb or steel bar or by bullet or knife.

That the dead cannot harm one does seem true to me
Such an accurate statement one would have to agree
In any graveyard even in dead of night
You will find all in there is peaceful and quiet.

The dead cannot harm you despite what some might say
They are as harmless at night as they are in the day
Respect to the dead is all one has to pay
And they will not harm you at peace where they lay.

Of stories of ghosts I've heard more than my share
But the dead cannot harm me of that I'm aware
Of any deceased person why should one live in dread
'Tis the living I fear why should I fear the dead?