The Ghost

I was a ghost
Sleeping in the worst
Hiding behind bad poles
Lost in rabbit holes
Cold and pale
Trying to keep sane
Learning to prevail
Against my own brain.

And I never fully appeared
‘Cause all the kids thought I was weird.

So I polished off the clocks
Set them all to chime
Waiting in the dark
While they sang at the same time
And I may not have the best
And dusted all the chairs
I got it in my head
Maybe someone would care.

But I never fully appeared
‘Cause all the kids thought I was weird
Now I never fully prepared
‘Cause all the kids thought I was weird.

So I held my breath in corners
Trying to be brave
Watching while they mourned her
A girl that could be saved
Kissing all her pictures
Wishing she would've survived
Reading lines from scriptures
Like they did when she was alive.

And I never shed a tear
‘Cause death was all I had feared
No I never fully appeared
‘Cause all the kids thought I was weird.