After the Ghost

Form: Englyn Unodl Union

I touched a shadow and called it a flame,
It smiled — but was the same.
My scars whispered his name.
Love left, but I still came.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Derden Avatar
June 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Haunting and compact, this poem captures love’s illusion and ache with searing clarity. Each line echoes loss, longing, and the persistence of emotional truth.
trude from the ruins Avatar
July 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Thank you so much — your words really see into the heart of what I was trying to hold in those lines. Writing it felt like walking through the echo of something I hadn’t quite let go of. I’m grateful it spoke to you with such clarity.
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