Thank You For Coming

Thank you for coming.

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What now?

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I guess I should… uh…

Eat. I should eat. Right?

Or sleep? Or clean up? Or —

Ah!

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Hello?

Yes, mom, I’m fine.

Yes, I’m sure.

No, I have food here, don’t worry.

I will.

Okay okay, I will. I promise.

Okay. Thank you. Bye.

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B r e a t h e

In and out.

Again and again

One more time…

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Okay.

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Food? No.. I’m not hungry.

Rest? Ya right.

Clean up? I have no energy to even consider it.

What then?

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Where’s my pen?

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It is a barren hollow body

that I walk from room to room

Muscle memory is what moves me

In hopes to avoid the doom

***

I’m sure the neighbours will be concerned

When they never get a glimpse of me

But Mrs. Jenkins will rest assured

When she sees smoke coming from my chimney

***

They said to take it day by day

But each day comes at a cost

Because each time I open my eyes

I’m reminded of what was lost

***

Inside of me there’s fury

Brewing like a storm

For everything I look at

Is you in a different form

***

The green toothbrush

The paint on the walls

The wildly expensive second sink

And all of your missed calls

***

I’ve been waking up lately

In the middle of the night

I could have sworn I heard a voice

And it gave me quite a fright

***

But then, I realized

Ghosts are really just memories

And all this paranormal activity

Is really getting the best of me

I’ve done all I could to let it be

But this house will never be free

***

So don’t go

Don’t go fast and don’t go slow

In all your small ways, say hello

If it’s you, I’ll just know

And I’ll say

thank you for coming.