Empty

you must be bad off
when people who know
nothing about you ask you what's
wrong and express concern for you
like they know you and
like they care but they don't
they just want to feel good about themselves. 
i want to go to the west coast
and back to ohio and up to the north,
i miss nick and i miss true darkness
and i miss the idea that everyone
who drives is on something.
i miss half life
and no life
and full life.
you don't.
you didn't understand.
elliott understands.
jeff understands.
conor understands.
stephen and claudia understand
and they don't even know who I am.
how come you never could?