The Ghost

He's long gone
But his shadow remains
That's where I live
Where you direct your pain

I'm standing by your side
But you can't see me there
Your gaze fixed in the past
A burden I must bear

I am the ghost
You throw you rage at
Invisible
Yet a disillusion

Dead flowers a bouquet
A smile that slowly fades
Letters of love
The sun has bleached away
A path of yellowed leaves
A creek dry where they lead
Where all dreams go to die and hearts no longer bleed

When a love has died
It doesn't happen right away
It's colors slowly fade
Like flowers on a grave

I've walked for miles and miles
In shoes too big to fill
An epic disappointment
The eternal bitter pill

Penance for a sin that wasn't mine
Punished for another's crime
You forgot that I was there
Forgot that it was me
But I am left here holding
All his pain and misery

I'm standing by your side but
You can't see me there
Your gaze fixed in the past
A burden I must bear

I am the ghost
You throw you rage at
Invisible
Yet a disillusion