Missing a Ghost

How do I miss someone I barely remember?

Surely forgetting you would be so much better,

But I can’t shake this feeling of bitterness and sadness

That has left me so powerless

I can’t remember your face anymore,

But these pictures of you I can’t ignore.

Would you be proud of how I’ve grown,

Or be disappointed I’ve become so alone?

I keep going because others tell me to,

But to me, I am through.

I don’t want to keep running in a race

That was never set to fit my pace

I started running with broken shins and a broken spine

That held the world once, no help from the divine.

Never once have you heard me complain,

But I’ve been in so much pain

Then the people I loved began to run ahead;

They never once tried to comprehend

That I was wounded and couldn’t go on.

They just kept running so they would win

And I was left behind.

Missing a Ghost – Ethan Artis-Roberts