# A Haunting

**Published by:** [The Work of Wickedness](https://paragraph.com/@theworkofwickedness/)
**Published on:** 2023-09-09
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Noiselessly haunted by your ghost again Tearing open the wound afresh Leaving myself open to this unbelievable gnawing of my depths Put me out of my misery Five long years of chance encounters and soured hope Exchanging only a word A glance The ease of rekindling a betrayal to myself The dark gem I’ve hidden tight in my chest A corpse only kept alive by my own depravity and obsession Being haunted by every stolen second Rebuilding this crumbling sepulcher brick by brick Toiling alone You wanted to come inside Now you’ve forgotten My cries alone echoing in this tomb where I’ve sealed myself Unconsciously enslaving me in your spell A careless sorcery you no longer master Binding me to your voice Removing the air when you leave Happy to suffocate Knowing you’ll never return

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