A Ghost Writes
in the stillness of the night
where shadows weave their tales
an envelope drifts weightless through silence
ancient parchment frayed
by the breath of time
it bears no return address
only the faint aroma
of forgotten dreams and echoes
a whisper carried
on the back of the wind
i unfold the letter
my fingers trembling
as ink flows like liquid night
each word a spectral sigh
a whisper traced in sorrow
from a world unseen
dear keeper of solitude it begins
do you feel the weight of my presence
the dim light flickering
at the edge of your vision
i am the shadow that dances
between the creases of your memory
the words curl and twist on the page
murmuring stories of lost hopes
of laughter that once filled
the corners of a room now empty
i hear the echoes soft as mist
of voices long stilled
tell me, do you remember
the hush of autumn’s breath
the promise of summer’s dawn
moments like stars
some fading, some bright
they linger, reaching
for hands that can no longer grasp
i pause, lost in the tapestry of thoughts
noticing how the ink bleeds
smudging the line between past and present
where time forgets to tread
do not weep for me, it pleads
i linger not in sorrow
but in the beauty of the ephemeral
life is a dance of shadows
and i am but a note
a fleeting whisper in your landscape
outside, the wind stirs
carrying the weight of its message
into the emptiness
i draw a breath
feeling the chill of its presence
etched against my skin
and in that moment, i understand
we are all scribes of stories
haunted by echoes of memories
our souls are ink
stitching the living to the lost
holding hands across the divide
with trembling fingers
i seal the letter again
each word a shimmering thread
tying me to the unseen
reminding me that even in absence
there is beauty, even in silence
a voice that lingers
a ghost that writes
Copyright © Alesia Leach | Year Posted 2025
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