Empty shell
Silent void
Personal hell
Fire burning
Flames consuming
Wave after wave of flames inside this empty hole where you used to dance
Only burning where you once lived
A fire in your home
And you're not here
And I'm alone
Tears which don't put out the fire
But fan the flames
Choking, gasping on each breath
It hurts to think and to feel
And to breathe and to live
So I go numb
Trying not to think about you alone in this world
So small, encased in glass
You left home too young, too fast
Wrapped in hoses that give life
yet provoke fear
I'm covered in tears
I just want to hold you.
It feels like it's been years.
Seconds tick by,
Minutes and hours
Stumbling, bleeding they tell me to shower
But no relief
No cleansing of this ash filled psyche
Try as I might, the smoke is still blinding.
I just want to see you,
hold your small hands
But this fire inside me had other plans
In silence, I lay
Alone thinking of you
Two floors above
But fifty could be two
You're miles away
And for minutes, hours, days
Weeks and more
The fire will still burn
Blocking the door
