Chased

A poem about a ghost who frequently visits my dreams

My dreams aren’t safe

That’s where you always find me

Always where I’m running

Backwards just to keep you behind me

I can never forget you,

A loose thread unravels my sweater

And then you remake it

Somewhere in nostalgia

“Hey, I thought you loved this sweater?”

“I did. I do. I won’t.”

“You wrote my song in this, remember?”

“I wrote a lot in this sweater.”

Muse or monster

One and the same

I made an oath

That remains unchanged

I create for you

Until I think it’s enough

But it’ll never be enough

I know that

So you’ll haunt and chase

And show your face

Again and again

You unforgettable vegan