The silence is so empty it makes me want to scream
My tears run down my face while no one is watching
My heart is beating but also it's breaking
My head has so many thoughts just racing
My stomach is in knots I want it all to stop
This loneliness is killing me
He's gone away somewhere I can not be
Shackles and chains with no escape
Bright orange two piece suit not the latest in fashion
No family no friends no
love found anywhere
Oh and I'm the one who
put him there
Yes the silence is so empty it makes me want to....
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