The Ladies of Horror
Picture-Prompt Writing Challenge!
Social Ghosts
by Angela Yuriko Smith
Social distancing
is no big deal for… a ghost.
It’s what we know best.
A bump in the night—
a push at the old planchette
Is how we say hi.
A flitting shadow
a chilly spot in the room
three taps on the glass
and you know we’re here
alone with you, stuck inside…
finally noticed.
Captive audience—
social distancing for you
means we have a friend
forever and ev
er and ever and ever and ever
and forever and…
Fiction © Copyright Angela Yuriko Smith
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com
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Such a thoughtful poem – perfect for the prompt and the times in which we’re living.
Angela Y Smith thinks too much, somebody’s gotta do it! Good poem Angela! But does it mean we’re stuck inside, self-isolating with delighted ghosts?
An eerie poem, I loved it.