Hollow words
Hollow comments
Meaningless gestures of love
Worthless conversations
ringing hollow in closed rooms
with impersonal politeness
for the sake of politeness.
Stereotyped rites and rituals
to account for new mistakes
weightless arguments and remarks
to punctuate heavy silences
- to cover up a lack
of any more to say.
Unnatural ways of addressal
Words
that not only sound hollow
in a burst of laughter
And acts of kindness
that they are still yours -
carefully judged pros and cons.
Eyes - that hold promises
Hands - that by a quick gesture
hold your heart on a string
Talks
And worst of all
Thoughts
And parting gifts - parting voices -
That leave you wondering
whether there is solid earth
Whether you will be weighted
with fetters,
