(August 8, 1987)
I’ve tried talking to people
Telling them what I think
But they just interrupt
As if they haven’t heard a word
If you only knew
How frustrating that is
You would listen
As I do for you
Sometimes I could cry
When I try to talk to people
And the only thing that interests them
Is their self.
You wonder why I don’t talk much
About myself?
It’s because you hear what I say
But you don’t listen.
I’ve only met a few who actually listen
You don’t know how happy
That makes me feel
I’ve never wanted those talks to end.
But those people are far and few between.
All I want
All I ask
All I long for
Is for you to listen
Is that too much to ask
Of a friend.
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Originally written August 8, 1987
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Wow...87.
This reminds me so much of me trying to talk in my house.. (see I made it about me
)....so many times I give up and shut up because no one listens, so I do understand the frustration you wrote into this some 20 years ago 
I do hope people listen better to you now.
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Wow, lol that reminds me of the quote I put on StoryWrite this morning!
" After all is said and done, a lot more will be said than done. "
- Unknown
coincidence?? LOL
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It seems the ego is the mindless heart of dispassionate humanity. I too understand your frustrations and feel this life would be a far better trip.If the need to say "I" was less pervasive.Just imagine how enriched communial problem solving would be if we did.
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