Alone Today

My buddy isn't here today. She's home sick. She's like, my other half now. Here at work. I just realized this this morning after she left me a message. What am I to do? Who do I abuse?

But as I take a deep breath and look at the work to be done, it's quiet and I don't hear anything but the fan blowing behind me. It feels good. I can almost hear a stream of water pouring too. I'd like to imagine that, thank you.

So far this morning, I manage to take care of a bunch of things, leaving me to hope that my afternoon can be filled with nothing but...nothing. I like being busy in the morning. But will I be okay without my buddy today? Sure. But as I look over, I see an empty chair. An empty desk. Nothing moves.