Haunted
People who believe in ghosts
Always have the ghost doing
Such dumb things—
dragging heavy chains
slamming screen doors
dropping TV controllers on the floor
If I were a ghost I’d crawl inside
Your clothes while you were still wearing them
Put my ghost ear against your real heart
Skin against spectral skin
When your top buttons come undone
The hairs on the back of your neck
Bristle as the cool breeze
Of my ghost breath
Caresses your white chest
Yes slips from your lips
You get so flushed
People stop to ask if you’re ok.
You just smile and say
You’ve been haunted
6/16/26
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