I never believed in ghosts. But now,<\/p>\n
I look out for them<\/p>\n
inhabiting old spaces,<\/p>\n
cold and dirty and<\/p>\n
ready to make me believe<\/p>\n
they exist.<\/p>\n
Maybe afterwards<\/p>\n
— when the haunting<\/p>\n
becomes commonplace —<\/p>\n
you will reach out to me and<\/p>\n
tell me it’s alright to<\/p>\n
be scared. To be wary,<\/p>\n
even, of the dark places<\/p>\n
so old that light has forgotten<\/p>\n
about them.<\/p>\n
You’ll tell me I’m right<\/p>\n
about everything except<\/p>\n
what makes you move<\/p>\n
so deliberately, so discreetly, away<\/p>\n
from me.<\/p>\n
You’ll tell me that death<\/p>\n
is inevitable, even as I<\/p>\n
am cajoling you to wake up.<\/p>\n
Wake up.<\/p>\n
Wake up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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