I’d rather have no talk than small talk
Spare me from silences that cling to the
Walls and drip down molasses
Followed with hollowed sympathy
To keep up faux-cordiality
I’d rather have no talk than small talk
Do not fear the painful truths
Words that creep from your mouth
On insect legs and manifest in
Chewed fingers and bleeding lips
I’d rather have no talk than small talk
Please share with me your nostalgia
And your envy and malicious ponderings
Only written to yourself to be
Tucked into a filing cabinet behind The left ear
I’d rather have no talk than small talk
Please tell me that I am inept and
Lay bare to me all of my misconceptions
And laugh with me in recognition that
From our respective points in the world
We are left with gaps in our view
Leaving us mistaken about it all
I’d rather have no talk than small talk