Ghosts
Apr 11, 2023
They lurk in my head
swimming round and round,
the times go bad yet they remain
killing me slowly yet I still stand
from where do they draw strength.
They whisper to me
curses or blessings they ask,
my choice is divided
they are all the same
they crave pain beyond this world
but they're not true.
They ask weird questions
like the beasts they are,
they mock love
call her an enemy
but in their caves they seek company
what a life
they blaspheme her name
cut to pieces her veils
cupid your arrows are nothing
they just shrug it off
they bleed hate
a hate so strong no one ever knows.
They dwell only in darkness
hurting every single heart,
words are ineffective against them
sisters beware their wrath
brothers guard your hearts
lest they pluck you assunder
ugly as they are they mask themselves
wolves in sheep clothing
there's the pain they cause......
They linger afterwards
as the pain they are,
pain has a new form
her names are unsaid
she drinks the blood of those she hurts
by those she wrecks
she is unlovable
beneath her scales she is venomous
plead to whoever listens
darkness has a new home
she is now but a ghost to me...
©Adiela Michael Osiah.
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