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Haunting By Your Love

Give up the ghost, my love, my life— And return my kiss into light. Breathed of you, I’ll exhale back— Clasp the chivalry of lack. My life, my love, for you was an endless need For you on my heart to always feed. Your wings still flit in my chest— When I sleep I cannot rest. By night is when I heard your gift's choir That bled away the ragged hours. Something took you and pillaged my home— I’m hung back by my shadow alone.

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Nancy Kaufman

Date: 6/11/2023 4:02:00 AM

Hi Paige, You have such an amazing gift with words and express so profoundly the loss of a loved one. What a powerful punch at the end.

Anonomus Scorpio

Date: 6/6/2023 5:30:00 PM

I could not help but relate to this line. "I am hung back by my shadow alone" it speaks volumes to how devotion can cause you not to move on. Such profound wisdom is inspiring! Thank you for letting my eyes see this! A.S.

Bill Baker

Date: 5/26/2023 3:02:00 PM

It seems we feel the most passion at times of loss. Be glad you had the experience of love. Open your heart and let love out and it will return many fold, Paige. This was an excellent poem with impressive imagery. Thanks for sharing it with us. A poet friend in Texas, Bill