while chasing your ghost i became one myself

you are everything he wanted you to be,

so smart those wings that lift you up

are made of papers with a glowing

A+

on them

so calm you would never cry or breath too much your heart would never go a mile a minute

he wants you who only smiles and listens to him

berate and slam and hate on you

but i’m only trying my best

your ghost i can only chase

circles around my tear stained homework

and then i sob and shake and when

my breaths exit like skeleton whispers

you’ll know i’ve tried for too long,

reaching too far for a person i’ll never be

while chasing your ghost i was scared i would

become one myself

but it wasn’t your fault

it was his