Wednesday, September 15, 2021

The Haunting

A soft voice repeats
You sleep so sweetly
Your head on a pillow
Whereas I never sleep
I close my eyes, enter
A world of shadow
And of deep despair
Your presence lingers
In my mind and still
I know you don't care
You have never wanted
What you've received
You never believed
That I'd be the one
Who became
Who I've become
Oh how I loved you
Loved the idea of us
I wanting something
I wish I was wrong
I wish I was gone
I wish you could see
How everything I've said
Has come to be
I wish I was gone
You could sleep deeply
Forget this existence
I wish my life was done
So you'd have
What you want
Not a half loved fool
Who follows you
Wherever you lead
But a new life
Without living ghosts
Who haunt you