I talk to the plant in the corner

I've even given her a name

And while she's never derisive

Somehow it's just not the same

I could surely use some feedback

From someone who hears what I say

For now, I'm still learning the difference

Between loneliness and being alone

 

I can feel now how life is better

Than when you were here in the room

Still, "Ivy" is much better company

Than your obsession with you

All she asks of me is water

And never tries to do me harm

And I'm still working on the difference

Between loneliness and being alone

 

Having someone beside me

Seemed like an obvious cure

But there's more to making connection

Than having a voice and a face

And I never felt more isolated

Than the time I wasted with you

Which helped teach me the difference

Between loneliness and being alone

 

The very best part of your absence

Is the chance to meet somebody new

I'll certainly be far more careful

And way less desperate, too

But I'll gladly hold the door open

For someone who's more than just present

As I'm working my way through the difference

Between loneliness and being alone

 

Don't portray me as bitter

The depiction just isn't true

But life is loaded with lessons

Some of them even get through

And one is that a real relationship

Is more than a pretty face to talk to

As I grow, I'm seeing the difference

Between loneliness and being alone

 

I anticipate a future

With someone much better than you

But while it's just me and "Ivy"

I'm fully equipped to make do

Until someone hears and feels me

And I'm a part of her, too

Patience comes from knowing the difference

Between loneliness and being alone