December 12, 2025 · Source: Medium
My Issue With Ghosts
Entities with unlimited powers and zero output.
Voice8
Lyric intensity5
The line9
Mind under feeling7
Held shape7
Literary mean 7.2 / 10
Highlights
Universe built black holes. You built a draft" is a perfect punchline.
Voice
The snarky, conversational millennial exasperation feels intensely authentic and consistent throughout.
Lyric intensity
Humor replaces poetry; 'emotionally unstable brinjal' is vivid but the imagery remains flat.
Mind under feeling
The 'envy as annoyance' angle flips the script on traditional horror tropes.
Held shape
Moves well from critique to the 'dream life' realization, ending on challenge.
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