There she sits in a daze

In the wake of a ceaseless storm

Float through the cracks and the blind spots

Now take a deep breath and release

What she held just moments ago

It belonged to an unfamiliar self

Rearranged in an unfamiliar state

She's constantly reminded this is nothing new

She's better left to sort this out

And no one dares to contemplate the struggle she's faced (You're all on your own now)

Despite all that she's shown

The space between the words grab hold

As a menacing mirage, an illusion

As all that's left unsaid compounds

And emphasizes fear that someone leaves

And one by one they justify, lend credence to this warped perception

They feed its growth on dregs of shallow sympathy

I know they don't understand or believe

Can hardly believe it myself

On another day or another state of mind

I can see my response and reaction

Through another lens

Things look so surreal through a perspective I can't say is mine

I am lost within this new duality

An imbalance of my consciousness

A conflict between heart and hand

No second guessing

You're all underwhelmed

This is real

The space between the words grab hold

As a menacing mirage, an illusion

As all that's left unsaid compounds

And emphasizes fear that someone leaves

And one by one they justify

Lend credence to this warped perception

They feed its growth on dregs of shallow sympathy