In my mind where they exist

See the trees amidst the forest

Speckled dust tossed at risk

Somewhat salted my recompense

Always when I eat or drink

Ephemeral ghosts when they appear

Crooked hand out of nowhere

Throws the dust in nourishment

Training me to accept then

Always when I eat or drink

Never dare to leave alone.

Liquid, cup, or glass

Upon a brief vacation home

Add to the reduviid mask

When I eat or drink or sleep

Through the doors, they come.

Although they are locked

Breaching an electric alarm

They turn the power off

When I eat or drink or sleep

Hiding in a closet

Or underneath the bed

Gaunt skeletons or midgets

Run while I am being fed

When I eat or drink or sleep

At a restaurant, they come.

While fixed and entranced

Leering sardonic heads peep up

Before I give the menu back

When I eat or drink or sleep

After we have left the house

They enter from the next store

Neighbors aid and then abet

Powder potions and more

When I eat or drink or sleep

In the early morning while sleep still pervades

There comes another injection

From an ghost invisible to persuade

To combat fear, force, or infection

Early when I awaken

Hopefully, someday it will end

Without a gasp or scream

Admitted to a sepulcher

In an everlasting dream

When I eat or drink or sleep