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Ghost Stories

A villanelle of regret

By The Invisible WriterPublished 10 months ago • 1 min read
Honorable Mention in Villanelle of Regret Challenge
Ghost Stories
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All my tales spin like ghost stories

Passed around a campfire in my mind

Anyone who's ever burned has lost trees

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If I try hard, will there still be no glories

Will my dreams still be too deep to find

All my tales spin like ghost stories

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How can I feel ugly in a world of beauties

How can I be frayed, from ties that bind

Anyone who's ever burned has lost trees

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My pages, my words are weary journeys

My eyes only see the ways I've gone blind

All my tales spin like ghost stories

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If I listen closely, can I hear my goodbyes

Echo in the smiles I’ve left behind

Anyone who's ever burned has lost trees

~

Does my heart deserve a devil’s mercies

Does my soul run with a prisoner's wind

All my tales spin like ghost stories

Anyone who's ever burned has lost trees

Villanelle

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