Hey what's up?
Not much you?
Nothing really.
Nothing. Really?
Overly exaggerated menial talks
Lead to such insincere formalities
How's the weather?
Having lost interest in our own words
We talk as if no one is listening
The most empty of words; small talk
Wasting time and imprisoning
Locked in a vaccuum
Void of importance
Learning shortcuts
Social avoidance
© 2014 Sean LaSalvia/Poetic Clarity
Having lost interest in our own words
ReplyDeleteWe talk as if no one is listening...
A whole lot of truth in those two lines. Thanks for playing, Sean.
I like your play with punctuation - Nothing really.
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So true - everyone talks of racing around, not enough time, so really? nothing?
yeah but nobody says "Nothing. Really?" because nobody actually asks for or wants a real answer, as you rightly suggest.
ReplyDeleteWhen conversations turn mundane it's mostly that we fear silence too much... is there anything we fear more than silence... great conversation... I have to remember these frases... how are you? .. just fine... (not used them in a while and going to the US tomorrow)
ReplyDeleteSuch conversations are getting more and more common.
ReplyDeleteGreat work.
you caught it in this write ~
ReplyDeleteI notice it more and more lately! I have been consciously trying to appreciate conversation more and more. It is a miracle we can communicate in such a beautiful way. We shouldn't squander it!
ReplyDeleteYes, we speak..no one listens...we abbreviate life into texts ...wonderfully penned.
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