My chest, it feels the emptiness within
In due course I'd hoped it might have gone
I'm moving everything under my skin
Hoping it will rise and leave like dawn
But still I smile, a twinkle in my eye
And let those who are empty feast on me
They eat my smiles and laughs like cherry pie
And snack on words like apples from a tree
Like cookies, they sneak words off of my tongue
And take pleasure in the goodness of my soul
Chewing on my thoughts like bubble-gum
They eat my emptiness with spoons and bowls
I look into my future and see me
Lonely I am, though I may be wed
Though all around they say that they love me
It's only 'cause I've kept them warmly fed
But soon I see the emptiness will grow
Leaving me with only smiles to give
The twinkle in my eyes does not burn low
But soon I see my soul will cease to live
I chain my lovely thoughts within myself
Though I may appear so wild and free
I lay my hunger down on some old shelf
And let the ever empty consume me
