Midnight Memories: A Ghost's Lament

In those dark hours, in the dead of night
When shadows creep as the moon shines bright
Loneliness descends, memories flood back  
Of times now gone, joys we used to lack
Your name, your face, they haunt me still
Though long erased, their ghost persists, until
My mind finds peace, my heart beats calm
Those memories lose their bitter charm  

At stroke of twelve the darkness falls
Enveloping my heart in somber pall  
I lie awake remembering your smile
Those tender moments, went by in a while
I try forgetting, your memories fade      
But darker the night, stronger they invade       
Through the darkness your silhouette appears
Vanishing at dawn, leaving but tears

When sunset fades into twilight grey
And melancholy thoughts hold sleepy sway
I dwell on memories of love now past
Moments of joy that could not last  
Your whispered words, your loving gaze
Lost in time's inexorable maze
Though I try to let our memories sleep
At midnight they stir, make me weep         

As clocks tick slow in late night's spell
And silence shrouds me in its veil  
Alone with the ghosts of yesteryears  
That echo through the darkness with my tears
I thought I locked you away for good          
But here you are, misunderstood
Try as I might to forget and move on       
Your memory stays, cannot be gone

When the moon is high, shadows creep  
And the world succumbs to sleep  
Your face appears before my tired eyes   
Your voice echoes, heaving helpless sighs
I chase away your lingering phantom  
But you still come, unwanted companion  
As darkness falls, you haunt my mind
A ghost I cannot leave behind

On sleepless nights I lie awake      
Mired in memories I can't forsake
The silence around me weighs like stone
Laying bare my heart, left alone  
I shut my eyes firmly, to forget
But memory unlocks paths I regret  
Down which I see your smiling face
Vanishing without a trace

As time ticks by through dead of night  
And darkness swallows all in sight
I dwell on bygone days of bliss  
Moments now lost, you come to this
Your memories locked, the key now gone
Yet through shadows you wander on  
Try as I might to forget your face
Midnight summons your ghostly grace

When lights go out and all is still   
Your memory comes again to fill  
The aching void left in your wake
The grieving heart you used to break  
Across the years, beyond the pain
You echo through my mind again         
A weary ghost who will not rest
Disturbing my heart's fragile nest  

With each sunset, darkness descends
Stirring thoughts of where our story ends  
I shut my eyes and bid goodbye
Yet your ghost drifts into my mind's eye
A weary spirit who knows no peace
Who stirs bittersweet memories released  
As clock hands join in solemn chime  
You haunt these late night moons of mine

When the world sleeps in night's embrace  
And shadows fall on moonlit space
I wander alone down memory's lane    
Reliving our past joy and pain  
The words we spoke, the dreams we shared  
Now lost adrift, beyond repair
I try to lock it all away
But darkness summons yesterday

Across the years your memory stays      
Haunting my mind in lonesome days  
I've tried to break your spirit's spell
But you keep coming, I know well
When midnight chimes echo solemn
Your ghost returns to stir what's gone   
Lost moments of our bittersweet past
Relived each night when shadows amass

Another day fades into night  
Moonbeams caress in silver light  
But darkness brings no calming rest  
With memories you haunt my chest  
I chase your ghost, but all in vain
At witching hour, you come again   
Across the years, beyond the pain  
You echo through my tired brain  

When sunset fades behind the trees  
And night falls with a somber breeze  
You steal into my weary heart  
Stirring embers ready to start  
I've locked you out time and again
But darkness summons you, my friend  
A ghost of what we left behind
Come to unravel my tired mind  

On nights when sleep brings no reprieve  
The shadows stir memories that grieve  
Of tender words and loving gaze  
Now lost, beyond night's moonlit haze  
I barricade my restless mind  
But darkness lets your ghost inside  
Try as I might to say goodbye  
Your haunting persists with each sunset's dye

Another evening fades to night
Moonbeams caress in pale starlight  
But evening's calm brings no surcease   
As your ghost comes to haunt, not cease  
Across the months and years now gone  
Your spirit lives, it lingers on  
Despite my pleas, despite my pain  
You come again, a haunting stain

When the clock strikes twelve in night's dark spell  
And weariness weighs like a pall  
You creep on cat feet cross my mind  
Stirring up feelings, left behind  
I shut my eyes and count to ten    
But can't keep out your ghost again   
The years between us melt away       
With your phantom that's come to stay

As the moon travels her nocturnal trail  
And shadows fall like a diaphanous veil  
You return to reopen history's ache  
With tangent memories in your wake  
I tell myself to let bygones lie
Yet you respond to midnight's cry   
As darkness summons back once more
Memories buried on memory's shore

On such nights when sleep won't come   
I dwell on what we lost and won  
Those intimate words, that knowing look
Now a faded page my heart mistook
I try to lock my mind, turn the key    
But your phantom slips in, quiet as can be
A trespasser who knows no bounds
Haunting these nights of sleepless sounds

Another darkened sunset fades
Night deepens, the old moon wades  
Across the sky's rememberings
Stirring up ghosts of fledgling wings   
Youthful dreams, plans left behind
Come swimming into heart and mind  
I barricade each open door  
But memory comes back for more

When the hour turns late once again  
And darkness summons shadows to zen  
You steal on cat's paws cross my mind  
A silhouette I hoped to rescind        
But midnight unleashes your refrain  
Inciting a long-forgotten pain  
Though years now separate you and me       
You echo through my reverie

On such hollow nights devoid of sleep  
When heartened memories spiral deep,  
I dwell on the words that passed us by,
Shared moments that made my spirit fly.
Though time has passed and paths now forked,
On nights like these you flood unaborted.
Despite my pleas and tears and pain,
You resurrect like welcome rain.

When the clock strikes twelve in night's dark spell,  
And silence shrouds like a heavy pall,
You creep on cat's feet through my mind's mist,    
Stirring up emotions I can't resist.
Though years now separate me from thee,
You return each night to haunt and free
Memories I've locked behind closed doors -  
Phantom who my tired heart adores.

Across the years, beyond earthly command,   
You echo still through mind and hand.
In the darkness, your silhouette steals  
Into realms where my sadness kneels.  
No barriers or locks can keep you out,
You permeate heart, soul and mouth.
A trespasser who knows no bounds,
You resurrect without any sounds.  

On such hollow nights devoid of sleep,
When heartache runs swirling and deep,
I dwell on words left unspoken at last,
Shared moments now anchored in the past.
Though time has passed and we walk apart,
On nights like these you flood my heart -  
Despite my pleas, tears and hours of pain,
You resurrect like welcome rain.

The old clock chimes, night deepens its spell,
Darkness falls like a heavy pall.
You creep on cat's paws through mist of mind,
Stirring emotions I can't declaim.  
Though years now separate you and I,
You return each night, don't know why.
Memories locked behind closed doors -
Phantom who my tired heart adores.  

Across the years, beyond earth's command,
You echo still through hand and heart.
In the darkness your silhouette steals   
Into realms where my grieving kneels.
No barricades can obstruct your art,  
You permeate my mind and heart.
A trespasser who keeps no bounds,
You resurrect without any sounds.

On lonesome nights when sleep's scarce found,  
And heartache stirs in its somber round,
I dwell on words left unspoken, now lost,    
Moments we shared, regardless the cost.
Though time has passed, years come between,
On nights like these you flood my dream -
Despite my pleas, tears, and wash of pain,
You resurrect like welcome rain.

The old clock chimes, the night deepens its spell,  
Darkness descends like a smothering pall.  
You creep on cat's paws through the mist in my mind,   
Stirring up emotions I cannot confine.
Though long years now separate you and I,
You return each night, and I wonder why -   
Memories locked behind well-shut doors
Phantom who my tired heart adores.

Across the years, beyond earthly command,
You echo still through thoughts in my hand.
In the darkness, your silhouette steals  
Into realms where my sadness kneels.
No barricades or locks can deter
Your phantom that stirs me within.
A trespasser who keeps no bounds,  
You resurrect without any sounds.

On lonesome nights when sleep stays away,   
And heartache rises in its somber sway,  
I dwell on words left unsaid at the last,
Moments we shared, now anchored in the past.  
Though time has passed, years come between,
On nights like these, you flood my dream -    
Despite my pleas, tears, and wash of pain,
You resurrect like welcome rain.

The old clock chimes, the night deepens its spell,
Darkness descends like a smothering pall.   
You sneak on cat's paws through the mists in my mind,
Stirring up emotions I cannot confine.
Though long years now separate you and I,  
You return each night, and I wonder why -
Memories locked behind well-shut doors,
A phantom who my tired heart adores.

Across the years, beyond earth's demand,  
You echo still in my heart and hand.
In the darkness, your silhouette steals    
Into realms where my sadness kneels.  
No barricades or locks can repel
Your phantom's art that stirs me too well.   
A trespasser who keeps no bounds,
You resurrect without any sounds.

On lonesome nights when sleep evades rest,
And heartache rises in its bleak behest,
I dwell on words left unsaid at the last,   
Moments we shared, now anchored in the past.
Though time has passed, years come between,  
On nights like this, you flood my dream -  
Despite my pleas, tears, and wash of pain,
You resurrect like welcome rain.