I Am Not Ignoring You

All alone in the middle of a crowd and I like it Because no one here can control the way I feel I just tune them out - and go about — living life - which ever way I will No emotion or thought that I owe anyone Those days have since faded to dust Now I only give what I have to- I only connect when I must So Don’t expect to get a rise out of me By pushing the buttons of my past I’m disconnected from your society I no longer fit any social cast No more are others capable Of deciding the directions that I choose It’s not that I don’t care - I just don’t care I’m tired of meeting everyone else’s needs I’ve given up trying to please the unpleasant Who I tried to please for so many years Their voices are as whispers in the forest Which fall deaf upon my heart And silent to my ears All my life I served - giving as I was taught to do But now the time has come — to live my life in whichever way I choose So it’s not that I’m ignoring you I’m just ignoring you As I go about living life my way — doing what I wanna do No longer caring what others say