Just Lost

He's not gone
He's hiding
He's hidden
He's somewhere other than here

He's not forever
He's not time
He's not subject to time
Or a minute
Or an hour
Or a mile away

He's just lost

He's in Manderlay Bay
Sipping tea on a veranda
Lounging on a sofa
Eating, waiting, breathing

Not dead
Not gone
Not left

Just lost

He's on a spirit walk
Looking for clarity
Cutting through the desert
Answering voicemails
Quilting, decompressing, tanning

Suddenly there isn't sense
The images blend together
And you can't decide
Whether he's swimming in Lake Eerie
Or camping in Tunisia

But he's somewhere
He's not gone
He exists
He's not gone
He's alive
He's not gone
He didn't die

He's just lost

Just not here
Just around the corner
Just around

Not lost, though
Not lost

The trouble is...

If you try to find him
You won't, you can't
You could be right in front of him
And you won't see

You can't
You won't
You don't

But still--

He's there

He's really there

Not gone
Not gone
Not gone

Just...

Lost