dreamt of invisible ghosts
theyd put up white plywood shelves too loose
teeth marks round all the wobbly phillips screws
this was in an empty laundry cupboard
off a deserted hospital room
attached to my warm kitchen
what was in the hospital room was dishevelled
broken plastic lay in smashed black crosses on the floor
a bed was suspiciously empty the sheets dented and un-tucked
a dirty screen was shoved off to one side
i didnt look behind it opaque smears
i was tightening screws with a clumsy pocket knife
a window was open to black sky
and net curtains bled into the room
a girl with curly hair - she normally had straight hair
was tight behind me
i couldnt see her face
i couldnt turn away from the screws
but i felt her crouch down
and
felt her breath like a draught
TEETH MARKS she said and was gone
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