ghosti : Writing

cathedral confessions

cathedral confessions

A Poem by ghosti


father,I am afraid of myself.There is growing pain in me,A hunger, a thirst, a suffering,And it is swallowing me.I am sick, I have a disease,Can you h..
cathedral prayer

cathedral prayer

A Poem by ghosti


I don’t know what is worst-being sad for no apparent reason at all,or not grieving when I know I should.I never seem to feel emotions the right ..
intimacy allergy

intimacy allergy

A Poem by ghosti


It is ironic how manylove poems I write.How many words I spillthat have to do withintense intimacy andheart break-I have no experiencebeing under the ..
damned fruit

damned fruit

A Poem by ghosti


humans are truly the cruelestcreatures on the earth-after all, isn’t love the mostbasic human emotion?we will destroy ourselves andit will be th..
poetic trichotillomania

poetic trichotillomania

A Poem by ghosti


My teacher looks at the wrap on my legand asks me if I am okay.How do I saythat I removeone of my body’sprotective layersuntil the intenserestle..
dead gods

dead gods

A Poem by ghosti


i am the dead gods that haunt your dreamsi am Mnemosyne; i plague your mind.i hold you captive in the things that have passed,in a cage of nostalgia a..
grief

grief

A Poem by ghosti


grief is begging to be forgiven, andbelieving you do not deserve it.it is rearranging your internal organs andacting as if you are not choking on the ..
anxiety writes my wedding vows again

anxiety writes my wedding vows again

A Poem by ghosti


Do you love me enough,To give me an extra set of skin whenThe one I was born with is not thick enough?Do you love me enoughTo see me suffering with a ..
attic ghosts

attic ghosts

A Poem by ghosti


the ghosts in my attic can play pianonot very well, but playing is still playingi used to get annoyed- it was always 3 ambut eventually, i got used to..
five w's of a mental breakdown

five w's of a mental breakdown

A Poem by ghosti


The best time to write a poem is after you have been crying for half an hour.