there's too much talk of ghosts.

simple.

I say "at the moment" when I tell people how I am 

because I don't believe that anything is really constant, 

except maybe the eyes of children searching the sky,

wondering which parent lied more. 

I know what the word "gone" means.  

It means that I don't pause before handing away my menu.  

It means less of a strain on my back, 

because moving a twin bed through a doorway is an easy task.  

     It means nothing either which way.  

      where it was, I shall become.

Reviews

[Elizabeth]

Your work reminds me of a kaleidoscope. The first stanza actually drew a "ha!" from me, aloud. The images twist and turn and melt into each other and yet... manage to create a cohesive narrative. Maybe. Ghosts, indeed. I love your work.

[roy mccarthy]

great write,
some sharp lines in there,
i like the second verse a lot,
'I know what the word "gone" means.
It means that I don't pause before handing away my menu.'