The Ghost Train

Sleep perennial echos 
that haunt my silent grieving 
that ties me to your side forever
take me back a lifetime to before 
when I willingly drowned in my own self pity 
as a parody of the man I once never was, 
that place where I was happiest 
the instant that was the ghost train 
where that moment, my moment, 
sustained my want.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Jacobs Avatar
October 11, 2018 at 7:49 PM
Beautifully written
Stephenson Avatar
July 28, 2018 at 7:15 AM
Hi Paul, lovely! very well written :-)
Krutsinger Avatar
July 28, 2018 at 4:56 AM
"as a parody of the man I once never was," - the honesty of this line made me smile so big! Wow! You have made your poem vulnerable and sweet.
Man Avatar
July 28, 2018 at 4:45 AM
Paul, I love the poetic longing for the good ole days in your terrific write!
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