Empty Side of the Bed

The coffee brews, but there's no sound

Your laugh no longer echoes 'round

The morning light falls soft and grey

Another lonely start to day

I reach across where you once lay

But all I touch just slips away

The empty side of the bed

Holds all the words we left unsaid

Your scent still lingers in the sheets

But not your warmth, not your heartbeat

And though the world moves on instead

I’m still tied to the empty bed

I set two cups, I pour the tea

Old habits won’t let go of me

I keep your book, your worn out tee

They’re all that's left of you with me

And every night I close my eyes

But you're still gone when I rise

The empty side of the bed

Holds all the words we left unsaid

Your scent still lingers in the sheets

But not your warmth, not your heartbeat

And though the world moves on instead

I’m still tied to the empty bed

They say time heals the space you leave

But some gaps aren't meant to be filled

So I lie here, not to sleep

But to feel what’s no longer real

The empty side of the bed

Holds all the words we left unsaid

Your scent still lingers in the sheets

But not your warmth, not your heartbeat

And though the world moves on instead

I’m still tied to the empty bed

And in the silence, I pretend

You’ll turn back once again