Phantom Limb

Like the merest hint of a stillborn twin
You pushed into a memory
Broke what I had been, tore my molted skin
With your gentle phantom limb

There's another place made of veins and vine
Where I pull you hard against me
And I'm interlaced, and I'm intertwined
In your steady phantom limb

How we must glow
Yes, I bet we look like snow
I can see it well almost
Like a camera sees a ghost

There's no fingerprint, but there's no mistake
You were here when I was empty
And I twist and flinch, and I double take
When I feel your phantom limb

Like the merest hint of a stillborn twin
You burned into my memory
Broke what I had been, tore my molted skin
With your fatal phantom limb

And I am not here
No, I was never here
This I whisper in your ear

How we must glow
Yes, I bet we look like snow
I can see it, well almost
Like a camera sees a ghost

And how we must shine
In our moment after time
I can all but hear the chimes
They are long and loud and slow

I can feel your phantom limb
Yes, you hold me from within
I can see you clear and close
Like a camera sees a ghost