In love with a Ghost

Ugochiheart 2005 (United States)



I’m in love with a ghost
I wait at my usual post
Of course i’ll make excuses for why he didn’t go

I’m in love with a ghost
Although he shows absolutely no interest
He always says he loves me the most
Barely makes an attempt to meet me though
But I’m on his list of priorities…
just one step below

I’m in love with a ghost
These ones I fall for the most
The ones that give nothing
Yet my eyes imagine it’s everything

I’m in love with a ghost
I swear I don’t need to be diagnosed
He loves me
He texted me 10 hours later, see?
Look at the promises he never keeps
It’s always the thought that counts
Lets remember the good he has done
Let’s raise a toast
To my loving ghost.

About this poem

This poem is about being in love with someone who makes no effort to actually love you. He never exists when you need him to be, theres always an excuse but instead of leaving you romanticize his absence. In short, he's a ghost.

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Written on May 22, 2022

Submitted by ugochiisthebest on December 09, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Aab Axabxb Aacc Aaddxxxaa
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 700
Words 144
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 6, 4, 9

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