In my dream, you take a thousand shapes and forms,
but last night you are shapeless and formless,
only a shadow, a whiff, a soft press, and a vague impression.
But I saw the tattoos. What a surprise?
All over your shoulders and arms and elsewhere--
figures of beauty and disrepute.
You are my resident ghost.
If I say "go away", you are going to come more often.
So I refrain and let it be.
I thought you would eventually leave,
visiting somewhere else.
But I was wrong.
You are here for the last ten years,
and I am sure
you and I will live hauntingly ever after.
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Haoyan Do 
Argh, I thought I was following and inadvertently unfollowed. Hopefully I can get it rectified (it won’t let me right now).
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That happens several times last week. I try to follow a person and was told that couldn’t be done. LOL. WP is not very stable.
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Seems I am still (or again) following you!
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Your love/dream poems are so romantic m, nostalgic and haunting. Unrequited love? Ah, but I guess we all have one somewhere in our past.
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Yes, love takes many forms and unrequited love plagues us–lol. Requited love plagues us too.
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Boy, does it ever!
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I really enjoyed the line “fingers of beauty and disrepute”; a perfect description.
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Thank you for commenting. Yes, that’s my favorite line too. LOL.
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I love this!!
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Thank you. LOL.
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Great imagery and super deep!
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Perfection is dripping on all the words. Sometimes I feel good being a person who believes that ” love is another form and shape of illusion”.
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Thank you for visiting and commenting. LOL. Love is the most beautiful illusion among all the illusions of our life.
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Chilling last line.
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Yes, I have this recurring dreams of an ex-lover. LOL. I guess I just have to resign myself to the inevitability.
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Wow you are so welcome, it’s truly a pleasure 👍🎉😂. You have a way of making me feel extra happy and you can call me Troy as well if you want haha 💕💕
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Thank you for visiting and commenting. Aktion! Troy!
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hahaa you are super cool 💙💙, and you are welcome Haoyando 😄
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Loved this poem till I can’t love this poem anymore 💙💙. I had not visited your spot for a few days but I am glad that when I finally did, I was greeted with this precious poetic excellence 😂👍
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Welcome back, Aktionkilla. Thank you for visiting again and enjoy your comments, always. 👍😊😉
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Hauntingly beautiful. Yes special memories swirl around us and accost us unbidden even if we try to dismiss..
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That’s so true. Memories will not leave us alone. LOL. There’s no point of telling it to go away. Memory has its own agenda and won’t listen to anybody. LOL.
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That’s spooky. But reminds me of thoughts taking human shape.
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LOL. Yes, weird dreams. Happen more often during the morning hours when one is half awake. LOL.
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Great arrangement of words together 😊
To build a poem that can heal a soul very well 😂
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Yes, thank you. Your comments can assure and words can cure despite all those we endure. 😜😍👍
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My pleasure 😁
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😜😍👍
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This is so well done. Amazing poetry, my friend! I was hooked from the first two lines 🖤🤗
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Thank you, fearless free. Love your comments. Always. 😊😜😍👍💖
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Awwww of course, it’s always a pleasure!!! 🖤💖🤗
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Love your optimism and fearlessness. 😍😜💖
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