They Say

She has insomnia
They say
That explains her lack of speaking
And her distance from us
It’s just her insomnia
She must not have slept well last night
Some rest and she’ll be fine
It’s just her insomnia
They say

She was sick
They say
That explains why she seems so distracted
And tenses at our touch
It’s just her sickness
She must be feeling under the weather
Some soup and she’ll be fine
It’s just her sickness
They say

She is on medication
They say
She must be on too much for she is never rested
And buries her face in her arm during class
It’s just her medication
It makes her exhausted
Lower it and she’ll be fine
It’s just her medication
They say

She has a job
They say
She works very hard
And never calls us on the weekend
It’s just her job
She must be working too much
Lower her hours and she’ll be fine
It’s just her job
They say

She is taking hard classes
They say
She must have been up late doing homework
Or a project due the next day
She takes hard classes
The homework load must be tough
Some space and she’ll be fine
She is taking hard classes
They say

She couldn’t be in a slump
They say
We can all read her
And she has us all here to talk
She can’t be in a slump
There are too many factors that could explains it
Some explanations and we’ll ignore it
She can’t be slump
They say

For they know all
And what could she know?