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.

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Danny Derden

Date: 6/21/2025 11:45:00 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.

Becoming trude from the ruins
Date: 7/24/2025 1:55:00 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.