A man walks into a restaurant on a rainy cold evening
Asks for a table for two with some privacy
He is escorted to a table booth that’s dull with light
Setting up the table with two sets of silverware and glasses
The man in the restaurant sitting quiet and alone
In the corner, at a booth, drowned in darkness
Just sitting there staring at the other side of the table
As the waiter comes by asking “Are we waiting on someone else?”
The old man shook his head, and said “no”
He asked for a bottle of Pinot Noir
And an order of jalapeno poppers with buffalo ranch
When the bottle came, he poured two glasses
Just staring at the empty seat
With a somber look in his eye
The man started speaking to an empty seat
“Where do I go from here
Without you I fear
This day will never end
I lost you, My best friend”
For the man had only been here a few minutes
To him it felt like an eternity
Once again the waiter came with the Poppers he ordered
The man replied with a choppy Thank you
Just staring at the empty seat
With a somber look in his eye
“I ordered your favorite dish
The jalapeno poppers, with buffalo ranch
For you to be here is my only wish
And us to be under an Olive Branch”
As he paid his bill
Eating and drinking nothing
The man in the restaurant sitting quiet and alone
Got up and started heading home
He got to the house, reluctant to stay
He wandered the newly empty halls
Where memories were inserted into the walls
Looking towards the living room
Remembering nights they spent together
In their lazy boys made of leather
Saddened and distraught
He headed to the bedroom
Still scented with her perfume
Thinking to himself aloud
\"You always sprayed way too much
Wishing to feel your touch
One last time
I\'d give everything down to my last dime.\"
He couldn\'t bring himself to sleep
In an empty bed just yet
He made his way back to the living room
Laid on the couch
All night long, he wished
To drift into a world of dreams
In which she would be with him
Even if it was brief
Still consumed with grief
The next morning, he headed to the cemetery
As far as the eye could see
Graves with flowers
Roses, Tulips, and Chrysanthemums
As he got to where she was buried
Just sitting next to her for a while
He built up the strength to say
\"To protect you at all cost was my vow
From any danger, even at the cost of blood and bone
I have obviously failed since you lie under this headstone
I scream at the heavens to ask why and how
Looking back at the photos we took
Frolicking through fields of flowers
Time felt so fast; days felt like hours
Now it\'s at a sloth pace
Drowning in my emotions within this place
We used to call home