“My Ghost, My Love”

My ghost

My love

How I won’t let you go

I breathe in your mist

And I sigh out your dust

But the pain, how I love

How I must—

The chalk of your lips

The glass of your eyes

Without you

Without you

I refuse to—

Be still

Please do not go!

Disappear, and I fear

We will never again—

Delay

Delay

Before you must go

I must—

But you know

How it glows!

I’ll be right there behind you

Don’t leave me, my darling

Wherever you go

I’ll follow

I’ll follow

Release

Decease

Beloved

So wait for me

Wait

I will not let you go

Not without me

My ghost, by my soul

I will not let you go