The empty sun hung in the sky last Tuesday
A ring of fire around a perfect dark
I watched it through my fingers, barely breathing
The empty sun — a beautiful and brutal mark
The empty sun reminded me of something
About the people who have left my life
They take the center but they leave the edges
Burning brighter than they ever did — sharp
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The empty sun doesn't apologize for darkness
At the center — it just keeps on burning bright
The empty sun teaches that an absence
Can illuminate more than any light
The empty sun is how I see you now
A ring of memory around a missing core
The empty sun is beautiful precisely
Because of what it isn't anymore
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The empty sun will pass — the corona will fade
The center will remain forever dark
But I'll remember how the edges burned
That brilliant ring — the most beautiful mark
The empty sun has shown me how to carry
An absence that still gives off light
The empty sun — the most honest kind of loving
A ring of fire around a missing sight
