GHOST STORIES

There you were
all curled up
in the middle of the road
like a sleeping beauty
You were still warm
when I picked you up
oh so gently
broken body and all
My heart breaks in two.

DON’T LOOK AWAY!

Examine
Posing and re-posing
Abracadabra
I wave my magic wand
hoping that you’ll reappear
I wish it were that easy.

STAY WITH ME!

You couldn’t have seen
it coming.

Were you struck down
by something moving so fast
you didn’t know what hit you?
Or was there a window that got in the way?
Did the storm push you to your death?
A secret potion
that turned out to be poison?
A mysterious virus?
Maybe you couldn’t find your way
to the home that disappeared
into thin air?
Were you attracted
to the man in the moon
like some movie star
playing an important role
but got tricked
by bright lights in the distance?
A lightning strike?
Or shocked out of your wits
by a stray bullet?
Merely a game.

DON’T LOOK AWAY!

I close my eyes to bring you back
if only in my wildest dreams.

We stand dead still
like deer caught in the headlights
turned to stone.

Yes, you are still here with me
And we are in this together.