The empty space that sits and waits Spaces sit so bored and cold We left and locked up the house today Left one way I've never known, without you. The empty spaces on the walls Grow more useless every day Calenders have lost their date The numbers are growing old (like you did). The empty beds are in the rooms And there's a perfectly good one But nobody has the nerve to sleep there So the mattress cries, and weeps- it dies (kind of like him). The empty closets once filled with doodles With hearts and names and numbers The numbers from my mothers childhood That are probably disconnected (like yours). The empty fridge that held our meals Endless containers of coffee creamer And seemingly reappearing bologna Contains just a solemn old fruit cup (kind of like us). The empty chair that was your space I sat in about three times today Where you sat and we did crossword puzzles Quiet yet interesting puzzle books (just like you). The empty house that sits and waits Watches the garbage bags being taken away Watching us discuss prices and family problems Watching us secretly mourn in our own silent way Of cleaning out your already empty house.