The shadow of emptiness

The shadow of emptiness

Hovered over you like a ghost

You sensed its haunting presence

Calling to you

But without words

Do you remember

The shadow that fell in the hallway

When your mother was ill

Or how dark things became

When the love disappeared

And all you could feel was the sadness

Calling to you without words

It was truly tragic

That these ghostly shades

Came to feel like who you were

Not what you were experiencing

Beyond words

And who was there to speak of it

With

To help you

Make sense of it

So now if these shadows again

Make their presence felt

Know that they are also

Fleeting

It is almost as though

With their greeting

They are now revealing their secrets

To help you know

As much as you suffered

It was never about you