Spirits

I feel you near, coolness spills 

Like an icy sea 

washing through living plains

And rolling over me 

Icy digits, figments and 

Vast unliving things

Chills run up and down my spine

Where fingers were unseen

Ghostly kisses on my ear

Whispering it’s alright

You’ve only come to say hello

And then to stay the night

Sweet eery singing 

Phantom band

Breezes through my head

Is it real or coming from the dead

Goosebumps on my arms and legs

Shivering, balled up tight

Afraid to on my bedroom lamp

Dying in my bed of fright 

Moonlight breaks through the clouds 

My room is now alight 

There’s no one here, I’m alone

And everything’s alright

Susan Smoter - October 8, 2023