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Kissing a Ghost

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By Zakir UllahPublished 4 months ago 1 min read

Kissing you

is like pressing my mouth

to frost on a window,

the cold biting back,

the glass refusing warmth.

Your ghost lingers—

in mirrors,

in the corner of the room

where shadows bend unnaturally.

When I close my eyes,

your lips arrive,

not soft, not kind,

but hollow—

a reminder that love

can outlive flesh

and still starve the living.

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Zakir Ullah

I am so glad that you are here.

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  • Janis Masyk-Jackson4 months ago

    Creepy, but really cool.

  • Sara Wilson4 months ago

    Ouch such heartbreak <3 but a beautifully written piece of art.

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