empty
like a cup without coffee empty.
like a child without mommy empty.
like a bag without belongings empty.
like a bully without taunting empty.
like a promise sans devotion empty.
like a fish sans ocean empty.
like a tunnel sans light empty.
like a person sans life empty.
like a boyfriend missing a girlfriend empty.
like a preacher missing a sweet amen empty.
like a problem missing a solution empty.
like a story missing a resolution empty.
like a prayer needing an answer empty.
like a party needing a dancer empty.
like a depression needing a comfort empty.
like a sinner needing the Lord empty.
like a loner who can't find a friend empty.
like a mental who can't find his head empty.
like a post-college man who can't find love empty.
like a person who never showed up empty.
like kisses without feeling,
"I-love-you's" without meaning,
sitting on your bed staring up at the ceiling,
that acheivement you didn't get,
that memory you can't forget,
refusing to leave your bed,
crying and shaking with all that you have,
all the "it'll be okay's" even though it's so bad,
Is that coming soon? Or is it a lie?
How many more minutes will I stare at the sky?
How many more times will I draw endless lines,
knowing, just splitting, in the core of my bones,
struggling to remember I'm not alone,
hurting the ones I love,
not finding peace from above---
a page that's blank.
my heart still aches.
a sky that's grey.
another bad day.
words incomplete.
hurt on repeat:
empty.