The Girl is a Ghost: Poems
From the author of How to Be a Better Adult comes a short, 22-poem collection exploring themes of corporate alienation, heartbreak, loss of identity, and trauma. The Girl is a Ghost is for anyone who struggles with wanting to belong, whether in romantic connections or modern day workplaces.
An excerpt of the poem, The Girl is a Ghost:
In the darkness, you sit.
Legs crossed. Folded within yourself.
Heavy bags hang from your eyes like curtains.
The glow from your screen illuminates your face,
lighting fires in your eyes,
casting shadows between you and I.
And who am I?
The ghost of the girl you once were.
From the author of How to Be a Better Adult comes a short, 22-poem collection exploring themes of corporate alienation, heartbreak, loss of identity, and trauma. The Girl is a Ghost is for anyone who struggles with wanting to belong, whether in romantic connections or modern day workplaces.
An excerpt of the poem, The Girl is a Ghost:
In the darkness, you sit.
Legs crossed. Folded within yourself.
Heavy bags hang from your eyes like curtains.
The glow from your screen illuminates your face,
lighting fires in your eyes,
casting shadows between you and I.
And who am I?
The ghost of the girl you once were.
From the author of How to Be a Better Adult comes a short, 22-poem collection exploring themes of corporate alienation, heartbreak, loss of identity, and trauma. The Girl is a Ghost is for anyone who struggles with wanting to belong, whether in romantic connections or modern day workplaces.
An excerpt of the poem, The Girl is a Ghost:
In the darkness, you sit.
Legs crossed. Folded within yourself.
Heavy bags hang from your eyes like curtains.
The glow from your screen illuminates your face,
lighting fires in your eyes,
casting shadows between you and I.
And who am I?
The ghost of the girl you once were.