Ears are closed shut
shutters drawn no
sound comes through to glance
upon the floor.
She speaks
every detail tangled in nets
upon nets of
sentences
dumping themselves on patient ears
though patient mouth is silenced.
When the lips can come through the
wriggling words
The voice can not
penetrate the closed windows
glancing off
and falling into the sea.
The receiver slammed down
a slap across the face
miles away...
she keeps talking.
Written February 2008. I'm still trying out different ways of formatting it and would love suggestions.