Tone Deaf
Tone Deaf My voice breaks In stereo And there you sit Staring at a screen Glazed eyes averted Avoiding my gaze Hoping that I will leave What to say? What to feel? Who could know Without thinking But nothing moves Behind those eyes Just automated blinking Did I avert Did I deny When at your door Pain knocking Summoned you To say goodbye As spirits began walking Or did I speak? Did I assuage? Did I attempt? To stall dismay And thoughts acquired On days of death When brightness fell away That I did That I've done That I gave And now you rue My hour of need When shadows loom And I reach out to you. And I reach out to you And I reach out to you And I reach out -- J.M. Rogers ...