Apparitions

New poem inspired by old memories.

And from the depths, my lonely mind can only draw one thing
The love, deep love, this love I love and love of which I sing
Ticking clocks taunt timid souls, each second marks my pain
I close my eyes and fly away, not to return again

And beneath my skin, my heart will tell a tragic tender tale
Ghosts sway forth upon the dawn; they love a love so stale
But once, oh yes, it thrived like sun, so shining on the day
Each ponderous step and struggled mile takes ghastly heart away

And deep inside, my jumbled head can only think one thought
These shadows molded in the walls, these memories we’ve got
And as each day turns into night, it’s sure that I will cry
For long ago, a time such passed, those ghosts were you and I.