The Empty Nest

The Empty Nest  
 
What shall we do today?  
Now the nest is empty  
Not as much washing to do  
When the kids lived at home there was plenty  

Shall we go out for a meal?  
A two-for-one meal deal will do  
Instead of the usual bargain bucket  
Which would feed a slew

Chicken wings and coleslaw and fries  
And a large tub of chocolate ice-cream  
Drew would eat more than his fair share  
His love of fast food was extreme  

When we get home from the restaurant  
I'll look in the boys bedroom door  
And i'll think how bare the carpet looks  
With no discarded clothes on the floor
  
I'll lie in the bed and think  
That the house is far too quiet  
And think of when the kids were here  
Music blaring and running riot  

I feel a sense of loss  
And feelings of rejection  
I'm laid here with my loving spouse  
But I feel a disaffection  

I think that what we had is gone  
I'm starting to wonder whether  
Our children living at home  
Were the glue that kept us together