Ghosts

Staring into the darkness,
the only thing I see
are dark evil eyes
that glare back at me.

They growl and they sneer
from deep within the night,
filling me with fear
and dancing in my sight.

They tease me with memories
and thoughts of yesterday,
and I hide under my blanket,
wishing you had stayed.

With arms warm around me
protecting me from harm,
I could face their glowing fright
and never feel alarmed.

But now that you have left me,
I'm all alone and cold,
and I lay here softly weeping
for the words I left untold.

If I had only spoken
the words I feel inside,
maybe I wouldn't be here,
lonely in the night.

If I had only proved my love,
if I had showed it every day,
perhaps you wouldn't have left me,
maybe you would have stayed.

Was there nothing I could do?
Did you only have one choice?
Do you think about me sometimes,
or miss the sound of my voice?

Your name is frozen on my lips,
your face is fading from sight,
and your voice is but a ghostly sound
that echoes through my mind.

So I lay here in the darkness
with your memory on my mind,
and I pray you will return,
and claim what's left behind.