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My mind quickly turns me From cordial chatter To hapless conundrums And historic fantasies. My phased out eyes Are listening without listening Present thoughts Dissolve into ‘what ifs’ and ‘when’s’ and ‘who’s’ You speak at me, unaware. I smile. My mind clicks refresh Conceptualising my lack of attention My inside voice yells ‘listen!’ Your lips are shapes I could paint Look for the formations In the highlights and shadows The pinks of the turned corner of the mouth. I’m listening. I am. Lips oscillating sounds I can hear the words Dancing on walls and windows and me Structured dialect Deep from the diaphragm Daring my standard and generic return. My mind snaps its fingers To take my cue Because you’re laughing And looking Eyes asking… So I laugh in return.
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May 8
May 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM UTC
Listening without listening
My mind quickly turns me From cordial chatter To hapless conundrums And historic fantasies. My phased out eyes Are listening without listening Present thoughts Dissolve into ‘what ifs’ and ‘when’s’ and ‘who’s’ You speak at me, unaware. I smile. My mind clicks refresh Conceptualising my lack of attention My inside voice yells ‘listen!’ Your lips are shapes I could paint Look for the formations In the highlights and shadows The pinks of the turned corner of the mouth. I’m listening. I am. Lips oscillating sounds I can hear the words Dancing on walls and windows and me Structured dialect Deep from the diaphragm Daring my standard and generic return. My mind snaps its fingers To take my cue Because you’re laughing And looking Eyes asking… So I laugh in return.
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EllePoet
35/F/Cotswolds
May 8
May 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM UTC
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