Practiced Isolation

Greasy hair
No shower for you today
Listen to me leave a worried message
On your machine
You hold cold coffee
And you stir
No joy on the scene
What was your quiet rage
Is not just quiet resignation
There’s no seeing you today
You fight alone
You fight alone with yourself
All your meditation’s just practiced isolation
You fight alone
You fight alone with yourself
So I’m left here today … without you
D’you know I care
You should know I do … it’s true
Can’t you hear it when you listen to
My apologies
You pull the covers over you
I’m more worried than I seem
What’s been my quiet pain
Is now very vocal desperation
You’re not seeing me today
You fight alone
You fight alone with yourself
All your meditation’s just practiced isolation
You fight alone
You fight alone with yourself
So I’m left here today … without you