Empty
It�s hard to order my thoughts�
writing as I walk
up the stairs to class.
I see things that I just have to
write down;
to share.

I first noticed it this morning,
as I walked to the library�
the lack of people but
the sensation was buried under
the wonderful feelings of fall-
the cold air
the slightly overcast skies
the atmosphere of the approaching
holidays and winter.

Again, I noticed the emptiness as I walked to my first class.
the slow, four minute walk
showing me only a few other pedestrians.

The walk back was a blur,
my mind on other things, though I don�t
remember what they were
even now, not even a
half hour later

As I walk to my last class of the day,
once again I noticing how empty the campus looks�
everyone having left for their homes already, it seems.

The lure of missing a day or two
�or possibly four�
of classes
seemed to be drawing people away
rather than the promise
of spending time at home with families and old friends.

But I�m still here, seemingly
a sole witness and observer
to the emptiness of a college campus
in the days before
Thanksgiving break.
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