Stay Unfinished

Verse 1 Morning comes in the same plain way Light through the blinds, a room still cool Breakfast left too long on the counter Nothing urgent, nothing new I used to press my ear to the quiet Like it owed me a reply Now I let it stay unfinished And don’t ask it to explain Verse 2 The house settles as the day goes on Fan spinning fast, struggling to keep pace There are questions that never learned my name There are answers that never showed their face I don’t keep a list of what’s missing Or measure time by what I lack Some things don’t get clearer by naming them Some things don’t need calling back Chorus I don’t need a message spelled out loud I don’t need a reason tied up neat I’m not confused, I just stopped demanding That everything speak to me I know how this day holds together I know what I can carry through I don’t have it figured out But I’m steady where I am Verse 3 Evening hums in the next room A familiar sound, easy to miss I let the hours fall where they land I don’t chase them down like this is a test I’ve learned the space between waiting And letting time remain intact One keeps asking for proof One lets meaning stay quiet Chorus I don’t need a promise dressed as relief I don’t need tomorrow to show its hand I’m not drifting, I just don’t force it To turn into something I can plan I know what stays when nothing changes I know what still feels true I don’t have it figured out But I’m steady where I am Bridge Maybe clarity isn’t a moment Maybe it’s how little I rush Some things hold without explanation Some things don’t move because they don’t have to Final Chorus I don’t need the dark to resolve itself I don’t need to name what I can’t see I’ve lived long enough to trust what settles When I stop negotiating I wake up here, I stay with it I let the day unfold as it can I don’t have it figured out But I’m steady where I am