throughout this melodrama
appearances deceiving
for behind the façade
of calm and ritual
a life unraveling
scene to scene
aimlessly wandered
from passion to passion
and though some
given manifestation
accomplishments visible
eternal happiness
ever fleeting

the only constant
a restless spirit
spooking itself more
than those around
for what good is a ghost
if others can’t see
the doors of mind
torn from hinges
haunting any one room
for but a short time
and though progress made
in exorcising oneself
too much more
remains undone

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08/22/2018