One Way Conversation Poem by Dairedee BurrisLandwehr

I'm not sure where I'm going with this
Or even where I'm coming from.

These words don't substitute
For a real conversation

Don't look me in the eyes
Or even criticize

All they can do
Is speak for me
Not to me
Or with me

They accept me, no questions
They listen, but don't respond

A passive drunk
A silent friend

But not someone who cares
Not someone who loves
Not a someone at all

Books and words
Read and said

Aren't the same as a human hand
Can't compare with a hug or kiss

They are always there, although
I want someone who won't be
I know they're there
Because they want to be

Not because they have no choice
Not because they feel they must

Words are exchanged
Instead of read

Problems worked through
Instead of written

History created
Instead of researched

I'm just rambling
Instead of conversing

I wish you were listening
Instead of reading

Sometimes...
A book can't replace
A place in your life
Where a friend should be
On the shelf in you heart
Reading about life
Isn't living it...