[A N E M P T Y R O O M]

floods ripping the foundation
nothing but pain on this hellish vacation
all the love and dedication
withdrawal of determination

you don’t know what it means to me
an empty room is all you see
what if it was my place to flee
and exit this reality

everything’s so funny now
getting up, going down
the curtains close, take a bow
funny things are all around

it’s all long gone
whatever i’ve done
many things to dwell on
no way to go on

ahundredandfiftyseven things on my list
six dozen things i don’t want to miss
do you know how funny it is
knowing there’s ahundredandfiftyeight things that’ll never exist

when the floods take you with them
water without end
why can’t i just give up when
only the ocean awaits me then

you don’t know how it feels to me
things that are missing are all I see
you tore away the opportunity
there’s nothing left of me

struggling to find the words
for what i want to say
knowing these poems will never be heard
even if you do, silent you’ll stay

i don’t know what it means to me
an empty room is all i’ll be
this emptiness you’ll never see
keep dreaming for eternity

you’re all so funny these days
funny in so many ways
i am all that stays

i’m sorry but
i can’t thank you for
the worst thing
you’ve done to me
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