Memories are mirrors
that quietly reflect
the boundless loneliness
of my aching soul
in an ocean of grief
silken waves roll over me
leave deep wounds
that only I can see
in my dreams, your ghost
is looming over me
but in my heart I know
that yesterday’s ghosts
can never, ever stay
they fall away into dark realms
where they linger unseen
only my candle casts a shadow
and melancholy falls on me
© Ann Bagnall
Annie's Poetry 