She met him
on a ghost tour
at the old abandoned
Hanson House
haunted as hell
he spooked her when
she first saw him in spirit
though his handsomeness
amazed her
dazed her
and quelled her fear
telepathically he said
the right and sweet words
wooed her from
the afterlife
made her his earthly love
now Helena says he’s
her soulmate
and she’s so smitten
with him
that to seal their love
she plans to kill herself
and join him forever
in the ghost world

Bob Boyd

After reading and hearing so many reports of ghosts, especially on old Art Bell Shows, I’ve come to believe in them. As I began writing this poem, I was reminded of a woman who claimed she’d been married to a ghost, and though I don’t believe she was, the idea of a human married to a ghost gave this poem its impetus. And I believe it’s not far fetched to think someone would be okay with suicide to be forever with their spectral soulmate.