I'm here, but I'm not here

I'm here, but I'm not here 

(8/19/15) 

As I drift away into my own thoughts 

Voices get farther away 

Once more trapped within my own mind 

Unaware of my surroundings 

The world around goes on without me 

 As conversations continue unhindered by my absence 

In my head is nothing but silence 

Then my thoughts begin to penetrate the fog 

In my mind I am alone 

Don't try to talk to me 'cause I won't hear you 

I'm somewhere else now even if you still see me 

Lost within myself 

Consumed by my own thoughts 

So far away 

Only half aware when you say my name 

I'm daydreaming yet it's unclear 

As I sit here thinking 

I'm here, but I'm not here 

~Shawna K. Whaley