Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Everybody's Got At Least One Ghost

Maybe it's a certain smell like dirt after a light rain
Or a sound, like the noise made by heels striking a tiled floor

Maybe it's a hairstyle, or a walk, or an shuttered bookstore
Whatever it may be, everyone has one or more

Reminders of a ghost that still lingers in your head
Living rent-free in the back of your mind
Still chiming in with the stray unwelcome comment 
From time to time

The ghost of the one that got away 
              Or the one who could not stay
The one that arrived too soon 
              Or the one who arrived a little too late

Just when you've finally been able to move on
You catch a glimpse of someone who could pass as her twin 

One that you catch glimpses of in places she's never been
The voice you hear in restaurants above the raucous din

Reminders of a ghost that still lingers in your bed
Living rent-free in the back of your mind
Still chiming in with the same unwelcome lament
From time to time

The ghost of the one that got away
                 Of the one who could not stay
The one that arrived too soon
                 Or the one who arrived a little too late




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