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I keep falling in love with ghosts They flitter in and fade away Three little spirits slipped wetly into my hands ****** and beautiful; we called each other family The foundation cracked and poison filled the gaps They used to laugh and call me daddy Now…silence and estrangement That name is reserved for another Everything in my life was thrown into a heap Misunderstanding and pain collided to spark the flame I walk through this new reality, ash covering my feet Yes, bartender, I’ll have another And another /// A wraith tall and handsome extended his hand in kindness I reached with my entire being Poured my heart into his chest For a moment he washed me clean We laid bodies entwined as poetry spilled from his lips A summer zephyr under my wings I was a phoenix Balladry devolved to insult He removes the dagger and ashes spill out My brokenness is scattered everywhere Yes, bartender, I’ll have another And another /// Splintered, scaly hands attempt to rebuild A heavy mind sits in an empty room Passing by houses filled with the ones I love Never fingers to grace cheek again I’ve become the stranger that can’t find a home Saliva stretches as lips part  Lungs evacuate and heartbroken cries disappear into the sky This hollowness haunts me like an apparition Love…the ultimate curse It’s previous forms have burned me to ash Yes, bartender, I’ll have another And another . . . I’m in love with ghosts They flittered in and faded away
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Aug 23, 2022
Aug 23, 2022 at 12:38 AM UTC
Apparitions
I keep falling in love with ghosts They flitter in and fade away Three little spirits slipped wetly into my hands ****** and beautiful; we called each other family The foundation cracked and poison filled the gaps They used to laugh and call me daddy Now…silence and estrangement That name is reserved for another Everything in my life was thrown into a heap Misunderstanding and pain collided to spark the flame I walk through this new reality, ash covering my feet Yes, bartender, I’ll have another And another /// A wraith tall and handsome extended his hand in kindness I reached with my entire being Poured my heart into his chest For a moment he washed me clean We laid bodies entwined as poetry spilled from his lips A summer zephyr under my wings I was a phoenix Balladry devolved to insult He removes the dagger and ashes spill out My brokenness is scattered everywhere Yes, bartender, I’ll have another And another /// Splintered, scaly hands attempt to rebuild A heavy mind sits in an empty room Passing by houses filled with the ones I love Never fingers to grace cheek again I’ve become the stranger that can’t find a home Saliva stretches as lips part  Lungs evacuate and heartbroken cries disappear into the sky This hollowness haunts me like an apparition Love…the ultimate curse It’s previous forms have burned me to ash Yes, bartender, I’ll have another And another . . . I’m in love with ghosts They flittered in and faded away
Written 8/6/2015
#musings#memory#divorce#diary#love#breakup#queer
sofolo
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sofolo
M/nashville, tn
Aug 23, 2022
Aug 23, 2022 at 12:38 AM UTC
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