Ghost…….

[PixieDust]

I met a ghost; did you meet them too?

They are the ones that flew straight through

 

Here for a minute, gone in a flash

They really have this ghosting thing down pat

 

They whispered words on a page but they were not real

Could you not gauge, could you not feel?

 

It’s a game you see, one you don’t get to play

You were just part of their ghostly fray

 

Silly you, did you really think they were into you?

Come on now, surely you knew?

 

When they get cold feet, they simply run

No goodbyes, they are just done

 

How do you crucify a ghost?

You were here, you felt it most  

 

They leave their ruminants behind

Like willowy breadcrumbs of their crime

 

They danced the merry old jig

But left us wondering what’s their gig

 

They didn’t even put up a fight

Not even a damn good night

 

Abracadabra, where can they be?

Do we need a crystal ball so we can see?

 

Apparitions or illusions at play?

Didn’t realise we had to be magicians today!

 

Rose-coloured glasses now cast to the side

Another one gone down the shadowy slide

 

We say adieu, so long, goodbye

There they go, in the blink of an eye

 

We pick up the pieces and try to move on

Ghosting sucks when you have done no wrong……

[Gilflover21]

That was deep I loved you. You should do this for a living

[Se****]

A horrible feeling and cowardly. Worse again when they come back and those old feelings and emotions flood back in x

[wo****]

I hate that shit. It's so normal now for people to ghost you. It's so fucking rude

[Lo****]

You are always perfect. Well said. Ghosting is hurtful. I like how you make fun of it. An entertaining look!

[On****]

So common and creatively written 👏

Thankful to say I've avoided this for anyone I've met in person. Maybe it's just luck or maybe careful "stealth" vetting or a combination of both perhaps.
Stealth vetting? Finding out what's missing from a dating profile is my vetting process, carefully learning this person with engaging conversation before ever meeting for that coffee date. I want to know what their previous relationships were. What their current relationships look like? Paying into red flags, yellow flags and even a little to eager or intense can give clues. Asking them little questions that individually say little but collectively ***t a picture of who your meeting for that coffee date and possibly more. 14R ✌️

[Da****]

Ooof I definitely understand this 😭😭 my ltr left me a few weeks ago, about in the same manner. Was with her for a year, through thick and thin, and she messaged me that she hasn't been in love with me for months and then I haven't heard anything from her

[Da****]

Been a rough month for me 😭😭 seriously, just wish I had someone to comfort me instead of not being able to get outta my ball in my bed..... But wait.... I'm not allowed to feel like this, I need to get up and do things ..... She doesn't realize just how broken she's made me 😭

[st****]

Ghosting should be penalized, period

[He****]

Especially when it happens after 2.5 years, that I don't get

 

[Da****]

22 minutes ago, Hels1920 said:

Especially when it happens after 2.5 years, that I don't get

 

I don't understand it either. How does it go from everything is okay to cold, clinical text messages when before they were heartfelt and you could feel the emotion coming through the messages..... Or maybe that's just me 🤔

[Daggz]

I can feel the chill in the room myself 🥶

[Ki****]

Did u know that everytime we yawn that's when a ghost sticks his dick in your mouth ...... 😆 lmao 😆

[da****]

It doesn't feel great, dose it, im quite picky who i choose to talk to, who to spend time on, so when they ghost, it's difficult to bounce back. But you have to or risk being alone forever, 🤔 probably my best option at this point 😅

[sm****]

It does make you feel like crap or left wondering what you did if anything.  It can have a very negative affect on how you look at future contacts.   Worse if you have built up a relationship or been meeting.  What also irks me is mid conversation you find they delete the entire conversation, while you were waiting for a question or query to be answered.    I learned a very long time ago to just take it as "not interested "  and I personally move on as part of self preservation.

[Da****]

12 minutes ago, danc1nqu33n said:

It doesn't feel great, dose it, im quite picky who i choose to talk to, who to spend time on, so when they ghost, it's difficult to bounce back. But you have to or risk being alone forever, 🤔 probably my best option at this point 😅

I feel you on the option part 😂😂

[sm****]

If it helps anyone, take it as "a bullet dodged"   if they weren't open to real genuine conversation,  it saves worse heartache and emotional damage later.

[PixieDust]

8 hours ago, smeagol said:

If it helps anyone, take it as "a bullet dodged"   if they weren't open to real genuine conversation,  it saves worse heartache and emotional damage later.

Agree 💯%

[PixieDust]

Thank you to everyone for reading my poem and for the likes and comments 🙏🏻🩷  I like to write poetry about all different topics and ghosting is one I really wanted to write about.  I have been ghosted myself many times in the past and it really is not fun, as you are just left wondering why? 

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I am really sorry to hear so many of you have also experienced this and I so wish that wasn't the case. I will forever live in hope that we will be kinder to one another and take the time to reply even if it is to say thanks but no thanks, at least then the ghosting element is removed and we are not left in the dark. 

[ki****]

It's a very hard thing to deal with. My word they come in hot and heavy and poof! More so if you've built and connected, and began forming trust, then silence.

[Ra****]

I just want to say that there are a few good men out there. I haven't figured out this next generation's way to meeting other people online. But it does make it easier to be ghosted or straight up played by others. I'd rather get the truth whether good or bad, than to be left in the dark wondering why or what happened.

[Ma****]

I know exactly what you are saying, so well put, as usual 😘

[Sc****]

If you had any kind of connection with somebody, more then just a basic passing interaction, then ghosting them is a form of *** (not the fun kind). It's rooted in shame and narcissism on the part of the ghoster, etc., but it's entirely dehumanizing to the ghostee.

Unless the ghostee is bat shit crazy, then it might be acceptable if it's to avoid harm or danger.

[Shenna]

On 5/21/2025 at 11:29 AM, PixieDust said:

I met a ghost; did you meet them too?

They are the ones that flew straight through

 

Here for a minute, gone in a flash

They really have this ghosting thing down pat

 

They whispered words on a page but they were not real

Could you not gauge, could you not feel?

 

It’s a game you see, one you don’t get to play

You were just part of their ghostly fray

 

Silly you, did you really think they were into you?

Come on now, surely you knew?

 

When they get cold feet, they simply run

No goodbyes, they are just done

 

How do you crucify a ghost?

You were here, you felt it most  

 

They leave their ruminants behind

Like willowy breadcrumbs of their crime

 

They danced the merry old jig

But left us wondering what’s their gig

 

They didn’t even put up a fight

Not even a damn good night

 

Abracadabra, where can they be?

Do we need a crystal ball so we can see?

 

Apparitions or illusions at play?

Didn’t realise we had to be magicians today!

 

Rose-coloured glasses now cast to the side

Another one gone down the shadowy slide

 

We say adieu, so long, goodbye

There they go, in the blink of an eye

 

We pick up the pieces and try to move on

Ghosting sucks when you have done no wrong……

Love this. Kinda feel sorry for the ghost in the end.