The Paradox of Existence: Dead and Alive

I am neither here nor there,

In this world, I'm just a shade,

A spirit wandering aimlessly,

A soul that's lost its way.

I feel the pain of those who live,

But cannot share their joy,

I am a memory, a ghostly trace,

A past that they deploy.

I'm dead and yet I'm alive,

A contradiction to the core,

Trapped in this limbo, a purgatory,

Forevermore and more.

I long for peace, for rest,

To lay my weary spirit down,

To find my final destination,

And release this burdened crown.

But until that day, I'll linger on,

A phantom in the night,

A ghostly presence, a reminder,

Of what once was, of light.