Staring, Glaring, Unblinking
They are familiar and terrifying

A lost love scratching her way
back to material existence...

A fallen friend seeking etherial
companionship...

A family member longing
For the comforts of home...

An ancient foe
Exacting revenge with nightly torment...

A wispy passerby
Simply attracted to the lamp's glow...

Or is it Death peeking in
Checking on the doneness of this life.