The Still Small Voice

Have you ever noticed

that gold sparkles in the light

but it’s cold in your hands?

Have you filled

your cup, thinking

it would feel like enough,

but it doesn’t last?

You could have it all,

you could have the whole world

at your feet—every little thing

you think you need,

and still feel empty.

You could have it all,

you could have the best

this life can bring,

living everybody else’s dream

and still feel empty.

When everything

you thought was a win

turns out

to be paper thin,

it tears you apart.

When you don’t

even know

what you’re hoping for

it’s the missing

that tells you

there’s something more.

Empty by Tauren Wells