Empty Space

 

EMPTY SPACE

 

 

When I become afraid,

I curl up and hide.

In a room where I find

That empty space.

 

A place where I can

Shed my tears.

 

I close my eyes,

Then I pretend

That I’m somewhere

Else besides here.

 

When I am hurt,

And someone has

Wounded me.

 

I crawl away,

Trying to find

That little room

Deep inside me.

 

An empty space,

Where I can heal.

 

My home,

Where I should not

Be afraid.

 

When I’ve been knocked down

All the way

To the ground.

 

I make a wish,

That I can erase

Where I am right now.

 

 

 

 

 

And just be in that

Little place.

That empty space.

 

An opportunity,

For me to stand,

To show myself,

That I’m not afraid.

 

Where is that little place,

That I’ve been searching for.

 

I know it’s here,

Cause I’ve seen it before.

 

It held my tears,

My pain,

My laughter,

And my strength.

 

It is where I go

To find my inner peace.

 

My heart,

That empty space,

No one knew about,

I found it in me

That I could be my own

Hero.

 

By: Chong N. Kim

8-18-02