WORDS IN MY HEAD (A poem)
February 25, 2012
Words,
The heart
Of communicating,
The glue that holds
Us together.
And yet ...
How easy it is
To misunderstand,
To distort,
To manipulate,
To confuse,
To use words
Against one another.
Do we hear?
Do we listen?
Are we heard?
Words,
Simple constructs,
Lines and squiggles,
Meaningless sounds given
Weight.
Every day we are inundated...
Everyone competing
To be heard,
Crying for understanding,
For attention,
For compassion,
For a moment
Of your time.
Do we hear?
Do we listen?
Are we heard?
Or do we push the 'on' button,
Pump-up the volume,
Change the channel,
Get connected,
Caught in the Web.
Is there even a moment of silence?..
Words on the screen,
Swimming before our eyes,
Words filling
The room,
our head,
our hearts,
Our dreams.
Do you hear me?
Do you listen?
Am I heard?
Posted by wysiwyg on February 27, 2012
I love this poem, ----your words---- are so meaningful, so impressed w/your awareness and ability to connect your words with your visual art.
Posted by frederiqueroy70 on February 27, 2012
Thank you so much for your support! lately, I find my poetry is really informing my visual art, the two are becoming one.
Posted by morraha on February 26, 2012
Lovely work Fred. I especially like the bit "Words,
Simple constructs,
lines and squiggles,
Meaningless sounds given
Weight.
Posted by morraha on February 26, 2012
Bother..... BC does some of the oddest things with formatting. I also meant to say that the quoted paragraph expresses so finely the way I feel about words.
Posted by lianne on February 26, 2012
This seems so relevant to the conversations we were having in our FA forums - words are so very important, so symbolic and mean so much more than we realize. I love this poem Fred...so much to think about. And I have to get into your forum today - I read your response to Alli's question and I want to further that discussion. You just get better all the time in every way imaginable Fred - you are truly blossoming as a poet.
Posted by frederiqueroy70 on February 26, 2012
Oh my gosh! Lianne! Thank you so, so much!
Posted by ramonfernandez on February 26, 2012
Your words about words really strike at the heart of the matter. I often wonder, withtout words, who are we? Without language do we exist?
Posted by frederiqueroy70 on February 26, 2012
Thanks Ray! "Without language do we exist?" Darn! I wish I had written that in my poem! :))
Posted by ramonfernandez on February 26, 2012
Without language are we conscious?
Posted by frederiqueroy70 on February 26, 2012
Who am "I" without "I"?
Posted by ramonfernandez on February 26, 2012
I suppose I am just ___ without I
Posted by morraha on February 26, 2012
Oooh I like this thread.
Posted by mttmaliha on February 26, 2012
Interesting write, Fred. Ive been thinking lately about the lack of silence, and how it muddles our thoughts and then how we respond or do not respond to life and people in it. Thank you for this-- kicked me back into seeking that silence again. xxx
Posted by frederiqueroy70 on February 26, 2012
Thank you Maureen! I've been thinking a lot about my "Finding my Voice" scans, trying to get to the heart of what I'm trying to convey. But certainly silence seems increasingly like a hard to find commodity.
Posted by mttmaliha on February 26, 2012
sometimes its really hard when there are so many distractions - any place you can go where there is only silence? (not man-made noise?)
Posted by frederiqueroy70 on February 26, 2012
In your own mind via meditation, I guess :) Hope you're well sweetie!
Posted by aashton on February 25, 2012
Yes, Fred, reminds of the poem I wrote, "A Good Cup of Conversation". We all want to be heard don't we? I know I do and appreciated. Isn't that a human stable? Just like air and water and rest for the body, the emotions I think are left bankrupt sometimes in this fast past society. Great image to pair with the writing!
Posted by frederiqueroy70 on February 26, 2012
Thanks Alli, yes I think your poem did spark something for me. thank you for the inspiration.
Posted by aashton on February 26, 2012
Happy it inspired you, thank you for that, that inspires me that you were inspired!