We talk and babble and chatter
but no one seems to listen.
Freedom of speech falls flat
if no one can hear a word.
Voices raised higher than fists;
opinions stack and crash in a din.
A cacophony of anger and animosity between
open mouths and closed minds.
But the tension is growing and
there are too many sides to name:
the left, the right, independent, apolitical.
Everyone talking over each other.
Communication is invalid
in a world without open ears.
How can ideas lead to change,
if everyone talks but no one will listen?