writing from
Scars Publications

Audio/Video chapbooks cc&d magazine Down in the Dirt magazine books

 

Order this writing
in the collection book

Hope & Creation

available for only 1495
Hope and Creation, cc&d book front cover, 2008

This appears in a pre-2010 issue of cc&d magazine.
You can get saddle-stitched issues that are now longer printed
by requesting a reproduction of the issue for amazon sale
as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book! Email us for re-release to order.

cc&d v186

Sam Soft Isn’t
��Listening Any More

Mark D. Cohen

I have known my best friend, Sam Soft,
For eighteen years now,
And I realize suddenly that for the past year or two he has just plain
Tuned me out
He still comes over every week, as usual,
Is still his old friendly self,
But he doesn’t hear a word I say

I have two friends in Buffalo whom I call every Saturday morning—
We used to talk a bit,
But now they try to get me off the phone as soon as humanly possible

I can tell that even my brand new “nice” therapist isn’t really listening
To me either

And I think I know why—

I simply dance to a beat of a different drummer
And sing in a quavering tenor to an off-beat syncopated 9/8 rhythm
While almost the entire country is dancing to
The mass media monobeat
And I think that’s dangerous; and I think that’s wrong

I could just shut up until the time is right for people to listen to me
But I personally think this country is in such a bad way

That pretty soon, instead of my unusual dancing and singing style—

I am going to start screaming

Because this country has to wake up soon
Before it’s too late
(And it almost is)



Scars Publications


Copyright of written pieces remain with the author, who has allowed it to be shown through Scars Publications and Design.Web site © Scars Publications and Design. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission from the author.




Problems with this page? Then deal with it...