Shadows in the Frame

His chair sits empty in the corner's fold

The clock ticks louder as the room turns cold

A photo stares with eyes that used to shine

Now shadows linger where light crossed the line

His voice is faint like an old broken song

Each breath a whisper where lungs feel wrong

The walls around hold his fading scent

A cruel reminder of the time we've spent

Why does hope feel so far away

When the skies turn black and refuse to stay

You're slipping fast like sand through hands

And I'm drowning here in unmapped lands

Your hands like paper trembling with their weight

Each passing second pulls tighter the gate

No words to fix what this world has torn

Just prayers unspoken in the face of morn

The silence screams louder than any cry

As every glance says final goodbye

The stars don't move they just watch and stare

While the weight of this world becomes too much to bear

Why does hope feel so far away

When the skies turn black and refuse to stay

You're slipping fast like sand through hands

And I'm drowning here in unmapped lands