I scrolled through all the headlines And lost all track of time No scandal worth my coffee No satisfying crime I watched another sunrise Then cursed the morning light The world won’t let me sleep It keeps me up all night I can’t get any peace I want an explanation They say put down the phone I call that capitulation No rest and no relief From all this aggravation Look what they’ve done to me Manufactured deprivation A driver let me merge in His motives weren’t clear He waved with all five fingers I took that as a sneer They got my coffee perfect No grounds for confrontation I gave them just one star And called it motivation I can’t get any peace I want an explanation They say put down the phone I call that capitulation No rest and no relief From all this aggravation Look what they’ve done to me Manufactured deprivation I typed “Just asking questions” Then called a stranger blind He sent a little heart back And told me to be kind I dragged his mother into it That earned a sharp reply At last, a confrontation I felt my pulse run high I smiled and set the phone down For half a breath or so Then checked if he was typing I couldn’t let it go I can’t get any sleep I want an explanation They say put down the phone I call that capitulation No rest and no relief From all this aggravation Look what they’ve done to me Manufactured deprivation I cropped my opening comments To make the story clear Then posted, “Where’s the kindness? There’s no compassion here.”
