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Poem written for and submitted to "Borrowed Songs" poetry contest, Fire Bird, sponsor, January 14, 2026.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every Breath You Take — The Police Total Eclipse of the Heart — Bonnie Tyler Against All Odds — Phil Collins) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ They dance behind my ribs, these ghosts~ Every breath you take, Every move you make, I hear them still, though the speakers are cracked. The night is a bruise, purple-black, Turn around, bright eyes, but the stars won’t rise, just the hum of a neon vacancy sign. And the odds? They laugh in my face. How can you just walk away when the ache stays, a cassette tape jammed in an old machine~ rewinding, rewinding, but never playing clean.
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