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

I can still hear it some days

But I know you’re not really here

You’re on the other side of the veil

And yet still I know you’re here somehow

You’ve imprinted on my life in ways that are permanent

You’ve left footprints on my heart; my mind

We live in a land where the footprints of ghosts linger