Empty Places

I drove the old way yesterday

It'd been a while you see,

And there,without a warning,

the pain washed over me.

I drove the old way yesterday

and sadness came on strong,

taken back by so much feeling,

since you've been gone so long.

Places seem to lie in wait

to summon up the tears,

to say remember yesterday,

those dayswhen you were here.

Places where you laughed and played

are places where I cry.

These places hold the memories

that will live as long as I.

By

Genesse Bourdeau Gentry

"Stars in the Deepest Night"

P.68