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Phantom

May 23, 2014
By DolphingirlIL BRONZE, Lake In The Hills, Illinois
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I wait for you to come visit.
Cold tingles my spine and arms.
But they are warm because you are there.
Invisible to the eyes, but not my nose and ears.
My nose catches that cool and clean smell of your presence.
My ears hear your soft voice helping me forget my guilty conscience.
Invisible to everyone except me, but I am alone.
But they don’t know because I never told.
Cold guilt freezes my heart.
I caused you to become a...
Phantom

© Monica L., St. George, UT

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