A Ghostly Tale

As I stare out the window into the moonlit night
a thought comes into my mind, "are ghosts real"?
I take in all that is around me
the soft breeze blowing,
the howling of the wind
Then there's a feeling that I'm not alone
someone is watching me
I carefully look around
wondering who or what it is that's giving me this feeling
I know you're there but I can't see you
then footsteps can be heard
my body shakes all over as
the footsteps get closer
and still no sign of the presence
I leave my window hoping
that this ache in my soul would go away
but it still lingers at the edge of my heart
I now know that this is no human
but of another life
It's in the house now, I can feel it
just then fear overwhelms me
It's just outside my door
what can I do, where can I go
there's nowhere to go, I'm trapped
the door begins to open
wider and wider until
staring me in the face is an
Apparition of a man angry and full of rage
I want to scream but nothing comes out
It lunges for me
I put up my hands
the only protection I have
Then just as it started, it ended
whoever it was had disappeared
everything was as it should be
the eerie feeling I had left
Then it came to me
The ghost had answered my question
I guess ghosts are real after all.