Questions we can't answer.
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2020 8:45 pm
What do you hear?
I listen to the contacts, how well
each gear fits against the other
as they spin me through time,
cog on cog.
Often, they require no oil, hum
effortless serenades, lost
in these moments my almost
frictionless clock accelerates
and I'm distanced a little more
from what other people hear, like
an electric motor
self-contained
sealed.
His eventual reply arrived.
Casual, generic concern
became specific
"How the fuck can I deal with this?"
His twin died.
Time slows,
and gears grind me back outside
to find the answer
to his question.
But all I can do is listen.
Far better
than any pathetic words
I could muster.
I listen to the contacts, how well
each gear fits against the other
as they spin me through time,
cog on cog.
Often, they require no oil, hum
effortless serenades, lost
in these moments my almost
frictionless clock accelerates
and I'm distanced a little more
from what other people hear, like
an electric motor
self-contained
sealed.
His eventual reply arrived.
Casual, generic concern
became specific
"How the fuck can I deal with this?"
His twin died.
Time slows,
and gears grind me back outside
to find the answer
to his question.
But all I can do is listen.
Far better
than any pathetic words
I could muster.