My Empty Eyes
By Joeysguy

Years back living in a full house
With kids, dogs and a spouse

One daughter even had white rats
My other daughter with her cats

You had to be careful so as not to fall
All over would be toys, maybe a ball

At times I would help to put the kids to bed at night
Giving them a kiss before turning down the light

I would stand the kids against the wall
Placing marks to show them getting tall  

The kids were getting older and will move out one day
That day came and they did move away

It became hard for my wife to walk or stand
It would help when I would take her hand

One day my wife had passed on
My last two pets are also gone

I never thought I would lose my spouse
Now it’s emptiness that fills my house

Each time I enter a room
They are filled with gloom

Empty is a space in the bed we did share
Empty at the kitchen table is her chair

We were bound together by the words, I do
With wedding bands and saying I love you

My eyes are empty and I can’t see
I can’t see my wife in front of me