ghosts haunt us in our sleep.
they haunt us when we look away from mirrors.
they watch us in the showers through beads of water on the glass pane.
when we close our eyes to wash our face.
they listen to us when its quiet.
to our footsteps that run throughout the house.
to the patterns of our breath when we sleep.
to see if we know they're there.
id hear them sometime.
its them that scream when a toilet flushes.
thats why we'd run from the bathroom when we were young.
we all hear them when we're alone.
and we tell ourselves they were always there.
they talk among themselves in rhythm.
chit chat chit chat tick tock tick tock.
they wait for us in our beds.
thats why we switch the light on before we walk into our rooms.
they look over us when we sleep.
so we cover our faces with our blankets at night
and never have an arm or leg hanging out the bed.
my cat sees them sometimes.
she gets scared cause she doesn't understand.
but i do.
they're just people thatve passed away.
stuck.
somewhere just waiting and waiting and waiting.