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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!
        
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Poem ID: 65549   Poem Posted: 9/28/2001
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