Insistent Ancestry

They have no opinions anymore,
Encounter nothing to have them for,
But some of their opinions from then,

When they were living, echo again,
Now and again, in the thoughts living
Now and considering forgiving.

This way, opinions thread through bodies,
Shedding baggage but keeping copies
Of some of what was said repeating

So dreaming can continue breeding
The ghost’s opinions with the living,
Too forgiving of unforgiving.