3. Emptier Kids, a poem by Adam Common

3. Your room seemed to hollow then;

Walls further apart that before,
The corners darker,
And much more of a home.

We watched films, while
I watched you thin

And we were emptier kids, pale and shallow,
Waiting time away, because
Just because. What else was there?
What useful time remained?

And man, didn’t you show me
How precious time could be?