Ghosts

we dance like ghosts
of filigree and shadow

like the flutter of
unseen wings
against my heart

like the raising of my pulse

like kisses
when your lips linger
against my skin
shaping us into
reality

we dance like ghosts
haunting the unseen
corners of our love

like wishes hearts make
that are barely audible
to anyone who has not learned
how to listen for them


Don McGonigal
August 2004