Sunday, September 13, 2009

Other Side by Melissa Rapp

phantom

i saw
someone last night
in my room.

as if he were you,
i put out my hand...

reaching for a ghost.

although terrifying and
quite cold--i could see his eyes
glowing in the dark-- it
satisfied me.

i reached at
nothing at all.

i cannot touch you either.
my hand

came back to me
as empty as she left.

i waved her
in front of my face.

your words echoed hard
in my ears.

i felt all the things
i used to feel
for you, and

suddenly i was afraid.
he will
come back for me,
i know it.

that's how i
knew he wasn't you.

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