you ask a question,
such a simple task.
But what should I say,
and how should I say it?

I think about it for a second,
for a minute,
for an hour,
then what about what you said,
What was it again?

you tell me something,
such a simple idea.
what do I think,
and how do I feel?

I tell you in a sentence,
in a paragraph,
in a speech.
but what were we talking about,
what was I saying?

You yell into my ear,
such a regular ordeal.
why can't I speak,
and why can't I think?

I look at you for a day,
for a month,
for a year.

But how can I answer,
when it's the same question,
and I still don't know what to think,
what I say,
or how to change?