They say it’s good to talk,
but when I do
why do people decide to walk?
Are they tired of listening
to the same old things,
do my monotonous platitudes
have a hollow ring?
How can I expect them to help
when I don’t help myself?
I think nothing is my fault
it’s always someone else’s.
Now my phone calls go unanswered
because they have
all worked out
I am nothing but a chancer.
Too self-absorbed to think
they might have their own troubles,
and too lazy to solve my own puzzles
All of which has left me
stranded on life’s merry go round,
where my whining voice
is the only sound.

Great, yes we all need to talk cos we can’t and shouldn’t harbour everything inside but we should also not be blind to other people’s plight. Let’s provide a listening ear as we yearn for one.
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