We all have stories
waiting
for us
to shout
out.
Why won’t you
stop
talking?
Take
a break.
Please.
Please.
Maybe
it’s your way
to say
“I can
relate.”
But
what does
your non-stop
talking
really
communicate?
“Are you done?”
“Listen
to me.”
“That’s great,
but let me
tell you
what happened
to me.”
“That’s so sad,
wait ’til you hear
what happened
to me.”
“Me.”
“Me.”
“Me!”
I watch
as you
recite your
latest yarn.
“Me, me, me!”
“Do, re, mi, fa…”
so long to go.
I watch
others, eyes
glazed
over “me,
me, me…”
What
are they
thinking?
Are they
listening?
Maybe
they have heard
enough.
Maybe.
It’s your
turn to
listen
