Ghosts

A poem by Anne Sexton read by Lady of Fire music by OtisPacific

Ghosts
by Anne Sexton

Some ghosts are women,
neither abstract nor pale,
their breasts as limp as killed fish.
Not witches, but ghosts
who come, moving their useless arms
like forsaken servants.

Not all ghosts are women,
I have seen others;
fat, white-bellied men,
wearing their genitals like old rags.
Not devils, but ghosts.
This one thumps barefoot, lurching
above my bed.

But that isn't all.
Some ghosts are children.
Not angels, but ghosts;
curling like pink tea cups
on any pillow, or kicking,
showing their innocent bottoms, wailing
for Lucifer.

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[lastsunsetfilm]

cool :)

[ladyofire]

@lastsunsetfilm Thanks!!

[VoxNeruda]

Not all ghosts are women,

One is Anne Sexton.

[ladyofire]

@VoxNeruda She is now...may she rest in peace.

[iisnot]

Wow! Rough stuff! Great video, reading and music. :)

[ladyofire]

@iisnot So great that you come here...thank you!

[Looby75MagicFly]

Haunting piece! wonderfully recited! ;))

[weirdreamsite]

wow! i love this! Happy Halloween! :)

[janeczka]

What a compelling reading!!

[ladyofire]

@Poemsapennyeach Yes she is...thanks for stopping by!

[ladyofire]

@DavidRandallCurtis Thanks so much...that is really very kind of you!! You made my day! smooches ;)