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Phantom Man by J. Sullivan


He came virtually from amidst a shadow of mystery

But the lady didn't care about his hidden true self

For she loved the man that her heart knew the best

Which was the only important element of his identity.


This wondrous, but very brooding specimen of mankind

Taught this innocent sprig of femininity and ladyhood

How to feel all the fiery things that a woman feels

When she's gone and fallen under his spell for good.


Phantom Man, a part of she, yearns for you to lurk

But a stronger front bids her to forever take leave

As she is very afraid of your faceless silhouette

That taunts her dreams and tells her not to believe.


Phantom Man, you're a denizen of reality and fantasy

Who actually is an inmate of both worlds by choice

Yet you heard the music of love from a siren's call

And you became captivated by her beauty and voice.


You slowly allowed her to gain entry into your heart

Something that brought utter rapture beyond belief

However when she overstepped the line and got close

The cast-out and despaired siren no longer knew relief.


She exiled herself to a sea that only had rocky waves

A very distant and isolated place of no real return.

While her once knight returned to his ghostly kingdom

Leaving behind a mask of confusion and lessons to learn.


Phantom Man, why did you retreat, after speaking of love

Truly you must be as supernatural as the spirits beyond

For you don't make yourself visible and then disappear

Especially while with the siren that you are most fond.


Phantom Man, you are someone, who flees in the night

To escape the silky clutches of a maiden's enticement

Though the lost siren is set adrift by your release

Her songs of life will go on and her spirit is unbent.

sometimes love exists between the borders of what is real and what we imagine that we feel...