Express Yourself

Be who you are and say how you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
--Dr. Seuss

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Blah! Blah! Blah!

Blah! Blah! Blah!

By Maureen Ucles

Sit up!
Pretend you are listening!
To what?
For whom?
No!
Shhh!
You are listening!
Smile
Make eye contact
Write down some things
Like what?
What they say?
Who?
The talking heads!
The important ones
In the middle
With the fancy pens
Monogrammed
Clicky!
Leather organizer!
Write it down!
Now!
Sounds?
Nod your head!
Bow!
Agree!
Write!
Look up!
Take notes!
Noises


For what?
What am I listening for?
Shhh!
I hear voices!
Where?
What am I listening for?
Shhh!
To the door
Creaking
Breaking
Opening!
Oh no!
The meeting!
Everyone is here
Look down
Smile
Write down
Shhh!
Sit up!

It has begun!
What?
The meeting!
Sit up!
Take notes!
Important notes!
No!
Shhh!
I wasn't talking!
Listening to...
the voices
I hear voices
Choices?
No voices!
Do you hear voices?

Something is going on
Talking heads
Blah! Blah! Blah!
Shhh!
What?
Stop it!
Laugh now
Smile
Agree
Nod your head
Everyone is laughing
Laugh again
Eye contact
Look down
Look intense
Agree
Shhh!
Stop!
Leave me alone!
Did you get that?
What?
The voices?
Yeah!
Did you write it down?
What?
The noise!
Stop doodling and listen!
Grow up, would you?
What?
Leave me alone!
What?
Write?
What?
What did they say?
Blah! Blah! Blah!
More like
Yada, Yada, Yada
No!
More like
Charlie Brown's teacher
What what what wa wa
Don't be disrespectful!
Listen!
Write it down!
Did you get that?
Sure!
Shhh!
Listen!
I gotta go!
I can't hear myself think!
Yada, yada, yada!
Sit down!
We aren't done!
Pray!
Meditate!
Look interested!
Blah! Blah! Blah!
Get that?
Sure
Smile
Nod
Write
Smile
Nod 
Write
Bow!
Are we done yet?
Not quite!
No one has moved!
Moved?
When someone gets up!
We can go?
No one is moving!
Sit down!
Not you!

I saw it!
What?
Someone moved!
No, that is changing posture!
Doesn't count!
Shoot!
Now?
No
There's a pause
Laugh!
Laugh!
Smile
Nod
No questions, okay?
Questions?
Write it down!
The last thing!
Okay!
The move!
Get up!
No eye contact!
Smile
Say thanks!
High tail it out!
We are done!
Yada, yada, yada!
Phew!
No
Don't listen!
Act like you didn't hear!
 No!
Don't go back!
You'll never leave!
Awww!
More
Yada, yada, yada!

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