Ghosts do wear sheets but not for sleeping.
Sometimes people die while still alive
and then come back to life
but only partially. You can read the signs
around the eyes, which get
a dusty look like burned out hundred watt bulbs.
When they pass one another on the streets
there is a soft noise, as of muslin touching.
The Ascent of the Mountain of Purgatory: William Blake, 1824-7 (Tate Gallery)
The Soul Hovering Over the Body Reluctantly Parting with Life: William Blake, c. 1805 (Tate Gallery)
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and this noise tells us how much in love they were... they are...
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