Carbon Copy by Travis J. Black

“Death is not the greatest loss in life.The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” “The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside of us while we live.”

— Norman Cousins

Weightless and delicate
Fragile and airy form,

Phantom image
Shell from my broken frame,

Thin and translucent
Peering into an effigy,

standing silently still,

A husk of my former self

Now

A

Ghost

Travis J. Black (He/Him) is a gay poet, writer and visual artist living in Metro-Detroit Michigan. His work has appeared in Peeking Cat Poetry Magazine and the 200th anniversary book Determined Hearts: A Frankenstein Anthology. His work often explores the mysterious, imaginative and darker aspects of life. You can follow him on his author’s webpage at https://www.amazon.com/author/travisjblack