Listening is Healing

I was told

that listening is

waiting

remembering

both what you want to say

as well as what is being said

smiling

laughing

enjoying

giving the other person

confidence

to explore their thoughts

listening is not

sacrificing your time

or being patient

although you don’t really care

or understand

patience suggests tolerance

in listening

of something

unpleasant

there is no need

to think this way

listening is an exercise

of value

where is it

what am I meant to learn

that the other person hasn’t learned yet

and when oh when

do we stop them

the talkers

who don’t like to listen

where is our time

lost in the time

of the other

when can I express it

that thing

that calling

that desire to be heard

listening is only one word

open

talking is two others

to it

how many times I would have liked people

to get to the point

and they never did

they just wanted to be heard

listening is

open

healing