A glass of rain sits by the sill The storm long gone but never still It holds the sky within its curve A quiet weight I don't deserve The hollow seat of yesterday Where we once laughed Where we once lay Now gathers dust A muted grey The hollow seat of yesterday Your voice was wine It stained my chest A rich bouquet A quiet rest But now the air is dry It's cold No trace remains of what we told If love's a book We burned the page If hearts are stages We quit the stage The hollow seat of yesterday Where we once danced Where we once stayed Now just a ghost in light’s decay The hollow seat of yesterday I asked the sea It wouldn't reply I asked the moon It dimmed the sky I held the stars but they slipped through The universe won't give me you