the Patient

You could care less to fix me

Even at your best
We both know
I'm no miracle recovery

And you know best
All the time
You know
That I demand time
To set myself at odds

I demand affirmation
Like a needy little
disheartened patient

Quiet juxtaposition
Full of tidal waves
Waiting for you to return

Unable to crack
Like a code
Unable to walk away
Unscathed

I rest at the bottom of the ocean now
Waiting for you to come back

Locked in a cold world below you
Waiting to hear what's best for me

Quiet now
Gentle still
Patiently waiting still
For the tide to change

We both know I'm drowning
We both know I'm dreaming
at odds with my skiddish pride

Your cause
Becomes
My effect

We both know
For now
That you know best
You'll always know best
For me

I'll watch my tongue
And remain the Patient
Forever lost
In a sea of pride