A kingdom with no king. A sky with no stars. An ocean with no water.
What is it like? Is it warm? Is it bright? Is it like never ending sunlight?
A person with no soul. A building with no bricks. A fire with no heat.
Can I feel it? Can I go? Can I see it?
The poem is built around absence. The speaker lists things that should be complete but aren't: a kingdom without a king, a sky without stars, an ocean without water, a fire without heat. Each one is hollow in the same way, a shape with its center missing.
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