Thorns

I am false
I am a hologram
I am the stuff of error and regret

I am an illusion
I am without
I am fleeting emotion, fickle and unmet

I am a lie
I don't exist
I am what you white out, what needs cleansing to correct

I am an ellipsis
I am a question you shouldn't ask
I am the silent driveby, looking away from the wreck

I am a ghost
I am past tense
I am not here
I am unredeemed and absent