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She Named Me Ghost
the Ghost with a Heartbeat
By Nikki Torino WagnerPublished 5 months ago • 1 min read
Photo by Stefano Pollio on Unsplash
He lived seventeen hours
-yet, still I became the ghost.
Once she said, "You were born out of wedlock-
That makes you a bastard."
I retorted, "He was born out of wedlock-
that makes him a bastard."
The burn and bruise from her slap
etched in my mind, my soul, my heart.
When I reached for wisdom, or worse, her love
a scar on my mind, my soul, my heart.
All I wanted was a mother.
All she mourned was a son.
About the Creator
Nikki Torino Wagner
I know stories. After getting suspended for peddaling my own magazine, in grade school, I started contributing to the local paper's weekly column. In college, I co-edited, and won several awards, for our paper and literary magazine.
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I can relate to this paying for your healing
Gosh this was so heartwrenching. I hope you're okay 🥺 Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤️