There is a - hollowness - inside of me A gap I can’t seem to fully locate A hole - a cave - somewhere inside of my chest It sinks - it fills up With an emotion I do not think exists It feels like tidal waves, I feel it shaking inside of me The first time I felt this hole Was when the boy with messy brown hair and a heart even bigger than his smile Lost the battle between him and his demons And they swallowed him whole The second time I felt this gap Was when the kid with a loud laugh and cheesy dimples Lost control of his mind And now he floats in the sky The third - and last - time I felt this hole Was when I heard the screams - of children Who knew they were about to die Their shrieks and sobs Radiated miles and miles from their tiny district Into my heart, into my lungs, and made their way into the hole in my chest. And now I’m just curious What horrible thing is going to happen That will make this feeling Happen yet again?