EMPTY
by:  Linda Law

When your heart is full with feelings one can't share
When your mind stores memories that you cannot bare
When your face smiles and hides what's deep inside

Each room you enter is filled with friends and loved ones
Our moments fill with reminders stacked by the tons
Some are good, others are hazy, almost forgettable
People all around, touching, smiling, some regrettable

In the center I see me, listening, hoping, needing something
Dreaming of the days gone by, wishing time would bring...
The times when you were here, when life was complete

When the bills pile up, and there is never enough
When you stop and wonder, why times are so tough
When your face still smiles and hides what's deep inside

Time stands still when hardship abounds, making its rounds
As you wonder, will it ever get better, always shaky ground
Watching people as they move about their lives
Wondering why everyone about you, seems to thrive

In my mind, and to the world, I can always pretend
that life is good, and all that is wonderful is just around the bend
Yet when I look into the mirror with clear honest eyes
Reality tells me that it's not a mask, it's not pretend...it's all lies

Do you wonder what it means to be full, like a tank of gas
Driving all around, running errands, knowing it won't last....
One day you wake, and decide to tell the truth...to yourself
No one else matters, it's time to take yourself off the shelf

I don't need you to complete me... I don't need others to fill me..
What I do need is to fill this hole, this deep darkness to be free
I no longer want to feel this sadness, so I ask you to forgive me
I ask you to love me, because I'm so tired of being empty!