Empty Space Poem by Nigel Chinwadzimba

Alone I sit, in this empty room
My heart as still as the silent tomb
For I've driven them all away
With my actions, my words, my dismay

I didn't mean to push them away
But my fear, my pain, led me astray
I built walls, I shut them out
Unknowingly, I created my own doubt

I thought I was protecting myself
From the pain, from the hurt, from the stealth
But in the end, it was my own doing
My loneliness, my sorrow, my undoing

Now I sit here, in this lonely place
Regretting my actions, my disgrace
I wish I could turn back time
And undo the harm, the crime

But alas, I am here, all alone
With nothing but my thoughts to atone
I hope someday, I'll find my way
To open my heart, and let them stay.