Who Died Again?
the bed sheets shroud the sleeping face
that missed Tom's wakeup call
still sunken in the pillowcase
from dreams they'd yet to fall
a magic spell withheld his breath
the room in pregnant pause
the rosy smell of sudden death
and closed and opened doors
the bandage blankets, body bound
implied this wound would heal
but frequencies re-tuned, Tom found
to channels far less real
like daytime television
Tom says "You still in bed?"
a silent, frank admission
'i'm dead', nobody said
Tom's universe from then looked new
degraded, not surpassed
been split in two then bent askew,
much darker and less vast
unless instead the mind had lied
for it's own pity's sake
implied those left behind had died
and then supplied a fake
well if that true one might assume
he'd find more death beds laid
if Tom should ever leave that room
is this how ghosts are made?
so who went where and who stayed here
remained unverified
and left Tom feeling less than clear
which one of them had died
Apr 7
Apr 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM UTC
Who Died Again?
the bed sheets shroud the sleeping face
that missed Tom's wakeup call
still sunken in the pillowcase
from dreams they'd yet to fall
a magic spell withheld his breath
the room in pregnant pause
the rosy smell of sudden death
and closed and opened doors
the bandage blankets, body bound
implied this wound would heal
but frequencies re-tuned, Tom found
to channels far less real
like daytime television
Tom says "You still in bed?"
a silent, frank admission
'i'm dead', nobody said
Tom's universe from then looked new
degraded, not surpassed
been split in two then bent askew,
much darker and less vast
unless instead the mind had lied
for it's own pity's sake
implied those left behind had died
and then supplied a fake
well if that true one might assume
he'd find more death beds laid
if Tom should ever leave that room
is this how ghosts are made?
so who went where and who stayed here
remained unverified
and left Tom feeling less than clear
which one of them had died
