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Four Step Poetic Verse Of The Disappearing Imaginary Companion

As Submitted To The Instructions For Disappearing Challenge

By Marc OBrienPublished 5 months ago 2 min read

Step One

It’s All For Fun

Haunting plans

Deceptive scams

Continuing tradition

Eternal mission

Teasing guests

Putting visitors to a test

Depot bus parks

Outside lively dogs bark

It's time to depart

A Spirit with heart

Ready to do her part

The well-endowed dame

Exclaims

‘Once I had a fortune and fame’

Step Two

Get To Know You

Going into action

Acceptable Attraction

Ready for the haunting game

Not revealing her name

Mountain, she ascends

Around the bend

Guy wearing a suit

Looks kinda cute

She pulls out a flute

Captures his attention with a toot

Step Three

Do you really want me?

Taking it to a new level

Teasing little devil

They get to talking

She finds one, no longer stalking

During dinner

Decides he’s the winner

Enjoying an intimate dance

He is very gentlemanly, never makes an advance

Despite the two being in a loving trance

At the end of the night

They embrace very tight

Step Four

Leave em bitter and poor

Not able to score

Time to say goodbye

And enjoy his tearful cry

Ping, she needs to go

And take a seat, enjoy the dramatic show

Filled with tears and heartache

Since she will be gone when he awakes

No longer being able to be seen

Just an imaginary dream

Then it concludes

Ghostly and rude

Relishing in life’s pains

Hearing them explain

‘Something went wrong

After they played our song

Relationship death was there

And it was exhilarating affair

Truth be told and dared

But I will go on

Survive this emotional bomb

Stronger and wiser

Prepared for the next disguiser

Who may rake me over the coals

Stealing my soul’

Somewhere in the heavens

Message heard at seven eleven

Big gulp almost done

She smiles and confesses, “I did have fun’

Then disappearing into the air

She goes back to work, guys fear

fact or fiction

About the Creator

Marc OBrien

Barry University graduate Marc O'Brien has returned to Florida after a 17 year author residency in Las Vegas. He will continue using fiction as a way to distribute information. Books include "The Final Fence: Sophomores In The Saddle"

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