Listen

Listen

I am here always telling you

The way it is

And how you feel

But it is hard for me when you

Turn a deaf ear

It is not easy when the ones you loved

Were struggling

What else could you do but try your best

Not to add to any burden at all

To how they felt

And so it was you became confused

And turned away from deeply tuning in

To your self

To your needs

Sadly in this modern society

So often we glorify those who

Extinguish themselves

After their early death

Lovely words float through the air

And everyone marvels at how selfless the person

Was and how much they gave

And yet

Don’t we need

Most of all our own

Care

Attention

Affection

Approval

Tenderness

Nurture and love?

And buried anger

Frustration and need

Must after all

Eventually go somewhere

As the body silently screams

While we turn a deaf ear

Refusing to really truly

Listen