1971
Poetry
by Michael F. Nyiri
"Failing to Bridge the Gap"
They're talking at me through the plastic barrier. They're yelling at me through the plastic barrier. They're screaming at me through the plastic barrier. But the sound appears muffled And their voices cannot reach my ears. They're talking sensibly from the other side Of the plastic barrier. They're yelling obscenities through the cloud Of the plastic barrier. They're screaming with pain from the distance Of the plastic barrier. But they're the only ones who know it, And their voices cannot reach my ears. They tire of their bombasts Through the plastic barrier. So they talk to each other on their side Of the plastic barrier. And the ideas they exchange come from their side Of the plastic barrier. And they walk away slowly Leaving me on this side alone.
copyright 2001 by Michael F. Nyiri
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