Emptiness

Mug in the sink Dust on the TV You left your coat But you didn’t leave me Chair by the window Still turned your way All of your questions Folded and packed away This is emptiness Four blank walls and your echo I can taste your name Hanging in the air so shallow I keep walking through these hollow rooms Like you might be in the next one Emptiness Is all I sleep beside when the day is done Your key on the counter Cold little moon Calendar pages Stuck on June Talk to the mirror Like it’s a friend Say I’m okay Then say it again This is emptiness Four blank walls and your echo I can taste your name Hanging in the air so shallow I keep walking through these hollow rooms Like you might be in the next one Emptiness Is all I sleep beside when the day is done I open every cabinet Like you might be inside Check the closet for your sweater Run the shower just to hide This is emptiness Four blank walls and your echo I can taste your name Hanging in the air so shallow I keep walking through these hollow rooms Like you might be in the next one Emptiness Is all I sleep beside when the day is done