Annie

The morning was busy being busy doing what it does
The coffee ground and the tea kettled
From nothing there was motion and commotion all around
And she watched silently through it all

Inside her room, inside her head, inside her
There was a deep quiet
It clung fiercely to her like a passionate lover
And she watched silently through it all

The shower showered and the soap dispensed
There were things that mattered that couldn't wait, wouldn't wait
There were conversations hanging in the air
And she watched silently through it all

For her life exists in its own place
In the smallest parts the others passed right by
She would let them be what they had to be
As she watched silently through it all

And while the toast toasted and the jam jammed
As the door opened and closed again and again
When everything demanded attention and everyone attended
She watched silently through it all

For her life exists in its own space
In the smallest parts the others passed right by
She would let them be what they had to be
As she watched silently through it all

She knew more than others thought to ask
The answers resting at her feet
As they went about the business of being busy
She watched silently through it all.

For her life exists in its own place
For her life exists in its own space
For her life exists with its own pace
For her life exists