Ghost Away
by Jonathan Lim

You are like a paper ghost to me,
your haunting presence, always felt but never seen.
My nightmares of you are more like my wildest dreams,
untangling the lines but always getting caught up in between.

Memories of you are like a decrepit house of cards to me,
when the lights go out, paper lanterns light up lost souls at sea.
The bitter taste you left on my tongue was nothing more than jealousy,
but the most beautiful comedy is a runaway bride running from a tragedy.

Your paper white veil will hide only what the eye can see,
your lies will hide the rest of what you believe to be.
We never meant to forget our darkest sins,
but we relish the toast to the demons within.

You are snow white and the seven ghosts,
one for every secret you want to hide the most.
When poltergeists come knocking at your door,
offer them milk and cookies, and nothing more.

You are the ghost of heartbreaks' past,
you slither between thoughts and disappear fast.
Apparitions will always be here to stay,
but you're just a fiction of my imagination, so ghost away.