Survivor’s Guilt

From the point of view of
George Weasley
about his twin
Fred Weasley.

Empty chairs at empty tables,
The one on my right most bare of all;
My sentences, unfinished, linger in the air,
Until cold and stale, to the floor they fall.

Empty smiles on empty faces,
The light from eyes once bright, now gone,
How fortunate you are, my brother,
To have left this world forlorn.

Empty hearts beat empty rhythms,
Bitterness courses through my veins,
I miss you and I hate you,
Why is it easier to palm off to you the blame?

Empty days and empty years…
Time, my dearest foe, has ticked slowly by,
And as I sit here old and grey and torn,
All I can bear to ask is… “why?”

Empty chairs at empty tables,
Reminders of times when once I smiled,
Sometimes I wish that you were here,
Just one more second would be just fine.

Empty ch –

No.
Just…

Empty.

Inspired by "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables" - a song from the epic musical 'Les Miserables'...