K - RANT

Rant

Look at me when I'm talking to you

Yes you yes you yes you

Don't interrupt me when I'm trying to articulate yes I have something
to say I listened to your words I was patient I let you have your turn
you should listen to mine too you never know you might just learn
something different something entirely new and yes I'm talking to

You yes you yes you

You're in the spotlight and I'm not going to take no for an answer even
if it's silent and unspoken I am not going to be ignored by this group
by this roomful of individuals so

Don't you stare past my shoulder as if there's a fascinating scene
being played out by insects on the wall just a couple of flies having a
laugh at our expense stupid humans they get so worked up and intense
over the smallest of things the silliest little things of no real
significance they're so enclosed in their own tiny hollow worlds

Everyone has a blank look on their face and some trivial thing to say
tight behind their lips trapped between their teeth don't forget to
breathe I was talking to me

Reflected in their eyes impatience and intolerance choose a weapon each
and begin to fight

Just listen to me I wish you'd listen to me me me me me

Find some patience from somewhere I know it's gone off to hide but I'm
sure it could be bribed to come back and stay awhile or maybe it's in
denial feeling neglected and abused perhaps unwanted and
underused

Am I talking out loud good I wanted to check I just had to be sure that
it wasn't just silent and in my head

Hello I'm talking to you yes you yes you yes you

You could be a counsellor if you tried the capacity is dying inside
each and every one of us in this room why does it all come back to
you

You could be a good listener you could be kind you could be a million
things but it's too much effort and it's easier to hide behind boredom
and laziness come on I want each of you to confess exactly what it is
that makes you tick yes sling some insults I'm sure they'll stick all I
want is a reason from every head exactly why you bother to get out of
bed and come here for five days out of every seven in your life please
tell me why you make that sacrifice

You could all be so very nice yes if you were other people I wouldn't
mind having you in my life but I'm finding it so hard to keep my will
to stay here alive but I won't give up I've come this far I've given up
six months of my life I've worked too hard to throw this away I'm going
to finish to complete this be it level headed or insane

But in the meantime you are just people in a room impatient arrogant
rude and too wrapped up in yourselves to pay attention to someone else
for a couple of seconds for a minute or two and

You yes you yes you

Are too selfish to listen to other people's points of view and you
don't appreciate everything that others do to try and help you out well
you'd best watch out because they'll get tired of trying so hard to
communicate they'll give up and leave you alone to skate on the thin
ice yes I think some of us have been too nice or maybe that's simply
compared to

You