Staring at an abstract piece on the wall

Seeing all the different colors swirl around

Brings back the memories of last year’s fall

All of those memories so tightly bound

When you take a vital piece of that work

Everything around it seems to break down

Shadows of the past seem to always lurk

That bright smile slowly fades to a frown

Piece by piece, everything diminishes

Until all that’s left is a broken soul

The happiness is gone so are the wishes

Remaining is a heart with a gaping hole

Staring at an abstract piece on the wall

Those distant shadows are starting to call