The girl in my dream
"Ghost..."
As soon as the word formed in my head
My eyes awoke but my mind did not open
And there she stood, faceless like a blank piece of paper
Her white dress making up the shape of her body
Her wraithe arms almost not there;
They said I had to move my pinky finger
But in my paralysis, my arms were boulder-heavy
They said I had to pray
Yet in front of her, the phrases could not even begin
I shut my eyes, instead, hoping
That by the time I open them she'd be gone
But when I did, she only kept getting nearer
Like a phantom in a movie
Only that this wasn't a movie
But my nightmare
I struggled to unsee her
Yet she just narrowed the gap between us
Until she was leaning into me
And I was shouting at the top of my lungs
And I was screaming for help
But my useless muscles would not permit
A sensible sound to escape
Soon I woke up, truly awake
I sprang to a sit
Searched for her
Thought of her
I wished it was like any other dream
The longer you think of it
The fainter the memory becomes
But not her
She lingers.