A Ghost of Me

There's a ghost of me.

she runs, and runs

"wait come back,

wait come back"

a luster, a sparkle,

a burning yellow.

She's everything I'd wish for

and illuminates me when

she chooses.

Otherwise, I

am just a shell that moves

and breathes and never

shines.

God! I wish I could feel.

That space in the cabinet

where my heart resides,

is it really there?

Numb. numb,

everything swirls around me in

a misty gray.

the television set,

I understand the

words it emits, the message,

but there is no depth.

there is no

thing.

You all cried,

and I felt no

thing.

"where did she go"

"she doesn't suffer like us"

"she is heartless"

There's a ghost of me.

she runs, and runs

"wait come back,

wait come back"

Reviews

[J.Black]

This is awesome. I love the imagery you incorporated, right down to details such as the tv set.
I have to add this to my favourite, because it touches home.