Empty Chairs

There are empty chairs

Empty chairs in every room

In the chapel there are twenty two

Empty recliners in the den

Tables surrounded by straight backed

Rests for the weary

Filled only with the tired light

Flittering through the window

Resting as it halts is search for truth

Empty stools at the kitchen bar

No food on the stove

Sustence isn't needed

There are no empty stomachs

Empty vanities in the bedroom

Where no one puts their face on anymore

Empty gliders in the nursery

Empty rockers on porch

Unstrung guitars leave a heavy

Reminder of all the songs unsung

The building is full

Of emptyness and gloom

There are empty chairs

Empty chairs in every room