Poem2024-07-25T09:32:52+00:00

EMPTINESS

By: BROOK LYNN TODD

EMPTINESS, THAT'S WHAT I FEEL INSIDE SINCE YOU LEFT MY LIFE
I THOUGHT I WAS DOING THE BEST THING FOR BOTH OF US,
BUT ALL I BROUGHT WAS SORROW AND PAIN
...NOTHING TO GAIN.

I THOUGHT I'D GET OVER YOU BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG
ALL THAT IS IN MY HEAD IS HOW I DID YOU WRONG.
I LOVE YOU- YOU MIGHT NOT THINK IT'S TRUE.
I TRY AND HIDE MY LOVE FOR YOU

BUT I GUESS IT SHOWS- EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW I FEEL FOR YOU.
I MISS THE WAY YOU USED TO LOOK AT ME AND HOLD ME TIGHT
LIKE YOU AND ME WERE THE ONLY ONES IN SIGHT.
HOW I MISS THAT...

IT'S NOT MY FAULT!
IF IT WAS UP TO ME WE WOULD BE TOGETHER FOR ETERNITY,
IT'S MY FAMILY
YOU KNOW THAT IT'S A FACT...

THEY JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU
NOTHING I SAY WILL CHANGE THEIR MINDS
BUT MAYBE IN TIME...
YOU NEVER KNOW- MAYBE THEY'LL SEE THE EMPTINESS I'VE GROWN!