we're all reduced to
smaller than
I AM.
an idea,
a role,
a type,
a function.
a means but
not an end.
all our words
matter less.
there are no
soul confrontations,
only others to
bounce our own
sounds back.
return, confirm,
congratulate.
it's the essence
of a game of
telephone
to distort
every word.
interpret, reshape
into a thing that fits
what is expected,
what is wanted.
on both ends
of the call.