Ghosted

[alonso ramoran]

We were always ghosts, somehow.
Nearby, yet often invisible. 
A quiet haunting of small talk 
And looks exchanged in passing,
When no one else was in the hallway. 

Immaterial, until a Summer night by the lake
when we took form.
No longer invisible. You probably don't need this line
On the mirrored water, we saw ourselves, once. I like TqB"s edit of "mirror of the water". Also, it seems like this stanza is missing something though, but only because of how short it is. Maybe you could combine it with the next stanza?

But as sunrise drives ghost to grave, 
So we returned, and remained, disembodied wraiths. Comma not needed
Now silent. 
Without a funeral, am I bound here? An anchored vapor? I like the idea behind "anchored vapor" but I wonder if you could experiment with the phrasing more. "Anchored" makes me think of something heavy, which probably isn't how you'd want to characterize vapor

Years have passed.  
But now, your picture appears, and I am reminded…
“Would you like to wish ______ a happy birthday?” Stylistic suggestion but how about instead of having underscores you just leave it blank? Ex.: "Would you like to wish          a happy birthday?"
And it seems you are still here, somehow.

Thank you for the read,

Alex