"The Empty House"      Dragging my feet home in the dark   Rows of street lights and the smell of supper   The key to my heart hung heavy around my neck   The child remembered when the world was flat      The empty house beckons the child   Even though the sun was setting, he had no desire to go home   The lonely child fooled everyone with that smiling mask   The key opened the door to the devouring monster called isolation      Let’s play in that pitch black void of a room   Someday soon you’ll grow numb to it   Your tears will dry up      A little more, just bear it a little more   Please, I’ve a need for memories   Even a week’s worth would be just fine   I want “I was loved” to be real      Cowering heavily over the bed, let’s go to sleep   Everyone’s alone when they close their eyes   The only warmth I can feel is from the kitten I’m holding   Where shall we go within this dream?   Everyone, together let’s…