Haunted

I remember the moment I became haunted.

Kindergarten, first day, they lined us up

Boys on one side, girls on the other

And as soon as they put me with the boys, the haunting began

The ghost being the girl I should have been

And as time went by

That haunting, that echo of what could have been

Only grew worse.

Until the day the doctor took me the first time

And my mind split

And the girl went deep inside

And I started being haunted by darker things

But that girl wouldnt stay hidden

So i became doubly haunted

My body a home for ghosts

Time passed

Torment ebbed and flowed

Until I got brave enough to face my ghosts

Merged the girl back inside

So she could finally grow up to be a woman

And I was haunted by her no more

And shrunk down the memories of horror

Until they were manageable size

At least most of the time

And good days outnumbered bad

And although at times I’m still haunted

My ghosts are less scary

I’ll take it.

End