Apathy

don't care

Apathy, apathy

That’s the way it seems to be

 

Oh, apathy

Oh apathy, oh apathy

Such a strange way to see things

 

Convenient, yet disparaging

Something safe to fall back on

Where’s the life in that?

Living a thorn-less life, a life left unlived

No cares to atone for

Nothing

In motion but just treading

It’s not moving at all

Forgetting, not caring

Living life less faster then a crawl

 

Apathy, oh apathy

Oh, sing to me, oh apathy

So that I can just ignore

 

No opinion, none at all

Like a phonebook with no numbers

That’s not really true

That’s not apathy

Tis but not to care

You have all the opinions you’d like

But they sleep

Cuz you let them

All is slow when you stay out of the know

 

Apathy, sweet apathy

Oh, how you so control me

Keeping me still

 

Likened to being in a freezer?

I dunno

Never took the time

To put myself on ice

Sitting here is so much better

In place, not caring

Such a single way to be

In a life of apathy

Not stuck, never started

Nothing new, yet nothing’s old either

Endlessly in neutral

Perfection at last...or is it?

 

Apathy, oh apathy

That’s the perfect place for me

Much ado about nothing

Reviews

[lillythorn]

I hear that one, or should i say feel it... some days life all boils down to Apathy, i call it sucks don't it.. you have some rare talents

[Mockingbird]

perhaps apathy isn't a choice people make but is inherent to their personality. there are times when apathy is necessary; i know that sounds weird, but i'm guilty of apathy sometimes...especially in relationships. being in neutral drives them crazy and i think it could be a form of passive-agressiveness. this poem really is thought-provoking. excellent piece.

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Good poem.