Bus is late but the sun is out
Someone’s laughing way too loud
Corner shop knows my face
Same old song same old place

Shoelace broke still on time
Found a coin lost my mind
Nothing special nothing deep
But today’s been good to me

Radio plays that beat again
Head goes left feet say “amen”
I wasn’t looking for a sign
But the street feels right in time

Life’s doing fine yeah look around
Sticky tables familiar sounds
Not a movie not a plan
Just a good day where I stand

Life’s doing fine no big parade
Just walking slow no rush today
If this is all I’m cool with that
Yeah I like it just like that

Coffee spills laugh it off
Wrong turn but I don’t stop
Shoes too tight shirt’s too thin
Still smiling when I walk in

Someone hums the tune I know
Traffic moves then says hello
Nothing changed still feels new
Guess the trick is how you view

No winning streak no finish line
Just wasting time and feeling fine
If this moment’s all I get
I’m not mad at it yet

Life’s doing fine yeah look around
Bent street signs old beat-up towns
Not a headline not a scam
Just a good day where I stand

Life’s doing fine no big parade
Late night talks cheap lemonade
If this is all I’m cool with that
Yeah I like it just like that

Maybe tomorrow’s loud and rough
But today’s already enough
No promises no advice
Just breathing in a decent life

Life’s doing fine hear that horn
Someone dancing someone bored
Not a dream not a trap
Just a moment and I’ll clap

Life’s doing fine I’ll say it twice
Not perfect but it’s nice
If this is all I’m cool with that
Yeah I love it just like that

Just like that
Yeah just like that

You used to tell me everything
Now I read between the lines
The way your coffee sits too long
The quiet in your eyes

We don’t fight — we drift
Each word is measured safe
But love was never quiet
It burned before it broke

You say you’re just tired
But I hear the distance grow
I trace it in your silence
In the places we don’t go

I still set the table
Like we did back then
Hoping routine might
Turn strangers into friends

You used to tell me everything
Now I’m just learning to listen
To all the ways we speak
Without ever saying a word

(verse 1)
You sit beside me
but your eyes
walk down a hallway
I can’t find

You ask me questions
with no wait
as if the answers
might hesitate

(verse 2)
You touch my hand
like it’s just air
like something’s there
but not quite where

I say your name
just to hear
if it still sounds
like you’re near

(chorus)
You move through me
like wind through cloth
like water shaped
by what it’s not
You don’t resist
but you don’t hold
You’re warm
but I’m cold

(verse 3)
The kitchen light
flickers twice
We laugh but
not with our eyes

The song that used to
make you sway
now plays like
furniture on replay

(chorus — repeat)
You move through me
without a sound
I feel you there
but not around
You’re close
but not slow
You’re mine
but I don’t know

(outro — quiet)
Love didn’t leave
but it learned
to disappear

It’s not silence
It’s the air pretending to be still

The dust dances before I move
As if the room breathes first
I watch a sunbeam stretch across the floor
Like it’s trying to escape the day

I’ve stopped calling it waiting
It’s just me —
And the things I never say
Arranging themselves
In rows
In dust

Time doesn't knock
It lets itself in
And leaves fingerprints
On the corners of thoughts I avoid

I’ve stopped naming the weight
It’s just there —
In the space between the ticks
In the stillness
That isn’t

When the air pretends to be still
I know I’ve already moved

At 2:17 the refrigerator cleared its throat
I said “Don’t start”
It started

The kettle only sings for one
The toaster burns my alibis
Your coffee cup is upside down
Like it has closed its little eyes

I bought a cactus for morale
It quit on Tuesday night
The landlord says the pipes are fine
The fridge is taking your side

Every appliance has an opinion
Every opinion sounds like you
The freezer hums through cross-examination
I plead the fifth and eat for two

The washer handed back one sock
As proof I can’t be trusted
The vacuum found your silver hoop
Then parked itself disgusted

I tried to cook that thing you liked
The smoke alarm performed the lead
I took a bow it took the battery
A fair review I must concede

“Did you call her?”
No

“Will you call her?”
No

“Are you lying?”
Next question

“Who are you talking to?”
The refrigerator

Every appliance has an opinion
Even the clock has joined in too
The freezer hums for the prosecution
And I still cook enough for two

Your note is folded under pears
I read it only when they spoil
The final line says “Please be well”
As if well came wrapped in foil

At dawn the motor settles down
The whole flat loses its nerve
I almost miss our little war
Then hear the ice tray say one word:

“Call”

Mind your own business

At 2:18 it cleared its throat again
I moved it three inches from the wall
We are no longer speaking

I called your number
It learned my name
It said the same thing
Every day

You had a reason
Then you had two
Then you had nothing
Better to do

Ring ring
No sign
Good luck
Next time

You were never on the line
Never on the line
Always almost there
Never on the line

You were never on the line
Never on the line
I got tired of waiting
For a person made of signs

You sent a message
Without a dot
Said you were coming
Then you forgot

You had a system
You had a plan
You had a talent
For not being where I am

Ring ring
No sign
Good luck
Next time

You were never on the line
Never on the line
Always almost there
Never on the line

You were never on the line
Never on the line
I got tired of waiting
For a person made of signs

No big ending
No goodbye
Just your silence
Wearing a tie

You were never on the line
Never on the line
Always almost there
Never on the line

You were never on the line
Never on the line
I stopped calling
You stayed right on time

Verse 1:
Life throws its punches but I hold my ground
Emotions may rage but I won't be drowned
Through every trial I stand tall and strong
In the darkest hours I sing my own song

Chorus:
Self-control my guiding star
Through the chaos I'll go far
In the heat of battle I find my way
With inner strength I seize the day

Bridge:
In the quiet of my mind I find my peace
In life's whirlwind my worries cease
With every step I take command
Self-mastery my guiding hand

Outro:
So I stand resolute against the fray
With self-control I'll find my way
In life's dance I'll always strive
With unwavering resolve I'll thrive