On the wall by the door
There’s a nail and a mark
Used to hold your gold smile
Now it holds the dark
Dust on the little ledge
Thumbprint on the glass
I keep walking past it
Like the past won’t pass
I say I’m fine
Then I look again
That shape on the wall
Feels like a missing friend
One small space
Where a life should stay
And every room
Turns quiet that way
Empty frame empty frame
Still calling your name
Empty frame empty frame
Nothing stays the same
I keep the wall
You took the flame
Empty frame empty frame
Still calling your name
I tried a new picture
Something bright and clean
But the corners of that thing
Wouldn’t let me breathe
So I left it in the drawer
With the gift shop tape
And that little broken hook
That still won’t shake
I say I’m done
Then I face the door
That blank little square
Still feels like wanting more
One small space
Where your laugh would play
And every night
Falls thin that way
Empty frame empty frame
Still calling your name
Empty frame empty frame
Nothing stays the same
I keep the wall
You took the flame
Empty frame empty frame
Still calling your name
Maybe someday
I’ll find a print
A new warm color
To live in it
But tonight
I let it ache
That little shape
You used to make
Empty frame empty frame
Still calling your name
Empty frame empty frame
Nothing stays the same
I keep the wall
You took the flame
Empty frame empty frame
Still calling your name
Empty frame empty frame
I’m learning the pain
Empty frame empty frame
Still calling your name