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i'm there too by hil hoover

is it also a kind of ghost

the part of yourself that 

you leave behind in every

place that you love? 


do you sometimes 

see the image of me 

- younger, perhaps - 

floating through the halls 

of the bookstore where 

we sat on tables at midnight

leafing through graphic novels

or hid under those same 

tables to tell ghost stories 

at this time of year?


imagine it for a moment 

if you will

when you miss those members

of our circle who didn’t 

make it to this moment 

pretend I’m there too: 


some version of me that 

still believes in a hopeful future

floating by 

the rainbow flag on the wall

or searching out the best

erotica 


to whisper in your ear

when you’re trying to work. 

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ellenbeakendall
ellenbeakendall
Oct 30

I love the way you write, it's heartbreaking but it makes me smile at the same time!

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