empty
i don't feel it at all today
that fire, that certainty
i'm a ghost of myself
in a crowded house
alone in the noise,
alone in the night
too much cruel world
for my tired soul to take
i'm a candle burning low,
flickering pale gold
amidst the shadows
i'm not strong tonight,
not stubborn, not even real
just cold inside, frozen.
missing you,
missing us,
empty