Haunted

I live with a ghost
They're comforting; they listen to me
They listen to what I want to experience
And what I don't

They often creep up on me
They're attracted to music and smells
They often appear when I'm alone
They even make me laugh out loud

I live with a ghost
They hate to see me content
They hate that I don't want them
Believe me; I've tried to push them away

I've tried to hide from this ghost
Ignore them until they left
Yet everywhere I look, everything I smell
I somehow see my ghost 

This ghost is painful
This ghost is a part of me
This ghost won't leave me alone
Until I let them in, not let them hurt me anymore
Until I deal with the fact I must live with this ghost
These memories will never fade.