The Ghost You Require
The silence you need
and me with a mouth,
a mouth full of words.
The absence
the stunning absence
you wrap yourself in
steals the shadow
that follows me.
I can not be
for you,
the ghost you require.
I can not swallow the words
filling my mouth
I can not fade
into the silence
of absence.
You need a ghost
I can not become.
The ghost you require
and the quiet inside.
The words never spoken
and the frozen sleep
of a night spent alone.
I can not be
for you,
the ghost you require.
-Tyler Knott Gregson-
