You talk; some hear, some don’t. They have heard the words,
but not taken them in. There is no response. You shout.
They turn around and ask: ‘What do you mean? You know they’ve
heard you. You repeat the utterance so they do not misunderstand.
Later you start
to talk again, but
the people who
listen rarely reply,
you start walking
around, flipping
a hand up in the air
as if you had nought
to say, finally there is
need for less shouting
instead, you stammer
'Just talking to myself ’
shrugging your shoulder
and flipping your hand in the air.