Fish

Listen do you hear?
Do you hear my words?
Ever I tell you clear
But am never heard?

Damn you listen to me!
Listen to what I say
I am losing my belief
My feelings yet to betray

You ask me am I okay?
Yet never hear my reply
With ears so fake
Why do I even try?

All I do is listen to you
Listen to all your problems
But you haven’t a clue
My words are like phantoms

A fish you are anyway
With whatever I tell you
Morning, noon, night all day
Forgetting me in all my truth

In one ear and
Out the other
Selective you hear
Your deafness does me smother

2 thoughts on “Fish

  1. I have read and listened to your Poetry. Bravo! I really enjoyed reading your Poem because the flow of words, rhythm and emotions were greatly executed. I also thought the simplicity was brilliant. To be honest, unfortunately-I have met and known more than one “Fish”. I think the people who cause or create anything negative in your life such as-pain, hurt, etc-they end up enabling you to be so much more stronger.-what does not kill you-makes you stronger.

    1. Thank you for your kind words. Yeah, I know many of these myself and sometimes you feel like screaming at them but they wouldn’t listen anyway. You wonder why you bother at times. The human race is fickle and annoying.

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