"Can you hear me now?"

alone, in an empty room,
crowded with strangers.

stranded on a highway that goes nowhere,
with no exits,
stuck behind a herd of cows
meandering about aimlessly,
having meaningless conversations on cell phones:
"Can you hear me now?"

in the end,
utterly worthless sentiments,
spoken solemnly,
with great affectation,
overdue,
yet still so insincere.

© 2005