Ghost

Her body knew before her mind

It was letting go

Shedding

Shedding the old

Shedding what died

Shedding the lies.

All along, her body knew

The hidden rage

Bubbling forth

The bobbing lid

Giving a glimpse.

All along, her body knew

The tightly held veneer

A mask, said someone else

Was starting to slip.

All along, her body knew

It was no longer

Going through

The motions.

All along, her body knew

But she didn’t realize it

Time has a funny way

Of warping our reality.

All along, her body knew

Until

Until the end

Until she iced them out for good.

All along, her body knew

It was never the plan

It was never the intent

But she had done it before

And she did it again.

All along, her body knew

That this time

It was on a grander scale

A scale of generations

And lifetimes before.

All along, her body knew

Don’t you see?

The pain doesn’t end

Upon death

It simply changes form.

All along, her body knew

That this time was different

Her life

Depended on it.

All along, her body knew

The strength that was needed

Came from within

There was no turning back.

All along, her body knew

It was making preparations

Beyond her comprehension

That they had to be ghosted.