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Submitted by Mae Bailey
“We live in a land where the footprints of ghosts linger.”
Use this line to start or end a poem. It can be any genre as long as you feel it fits the sentence well.
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We Live in a Land Where Ghosts Footprints Linger
All along the ground are the footprints that won’t go away
They’ve tried everything to make the footprints go away but nothing works
I’ve been walking past the footprints for years now
Always trying to think of ways I can make them vanish
Then once when I was walking past I though “Nobody has tryed covering them with the dirt all around them”
I tri...
In a land where shadows dance on walls,
Where the past and present blend and blur,
We walk on paths of ancient calls,
With the footprints of ghosts that stir.
Every breeze carries whispers old,
Tales of those who lived and died,
Stories of courage and hearts so bold,
Echoing where the spirits abide.
The trees hold secrets in their bark,
Their leaves tremble with unseen sighs, ...
We live in a land where where the footprints of ghosts linger.
That’s why I see you everywhere.
In the halls walking with that smile on your face
In the choir room singing with such grace
At your house where you spent your final days.
Even the cardboard on the ground keeps your memory around
And when someone asks for a hug I can’t help but think about breaking down
And now when I see someone wal...
I’m sitting here looking over at the seats we sat at
Looking over to the ghosts of our past dancing around the table
I see them smiling and laughing
They’re mocking me with the things i don’t have
The things that I long for
It’s a haunting sight I can’t look away from
Wishing I could go back to a a world where we were all together laughing in that booth
No matter how hard I try
They won’t...
I am haunted by my demons
The things of nightmares in my mind
They tell me there’s nowhere to hide
Regrets are powerful
The demon in me says I should have been there
I should have held your hand
I should have told you it would be okay
You are not content with what happened
I understand
I wish there was something I could have done too
Fate pulled you from my grasp
You screamed
Oh how you screamed
...
Somber notes ring out,
Marking time and counting steps
Counting, catching, calling,
The waifs that lose their tether.
Imprinted upon the mind,
Sordid twists of vines evergreen.
Tightening…
Tightening…
TIGHTENING!
Unable to breathe,
Unable to stay,
No longer the desire to be.
Silver flashes of thunder bolts,
Paints agonising...
We live in a land where the footprints of ghosts linger
Where in every word, stroke and note
A hidden message, from a long lost world, is present
And every time you stop, and take a listen
Their songs and their lives flow into your soul
And there is something satisfying,
Being a part of something more
Something new that can lead you to a new journey everyday
But there is always a second fear
As w...
We live in a land where the footprints of ghosts linger. Where the easiest thing to solve is a murder.
They abruptly end, they seem to never cease. Whenever you’re scared, they’re there at least.
What do you think happened at the tracks that end at the oak tree? Or to the young damsel who stops at the creek?
It’s a haunting thing to know, you can retrace the dead. But it’s even worse to neve...
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