The Listener

They tell me their stories

All the fun here and there

They tell me their lessons

What they chose to hear

They tell me their worries

What they can’t help but mirror

They tell me of their hatred

Who makes them mad when they’re near

They tell me all their dreams

What they wish to see

They tell me all their fears

Unable to let them be

They tell me everything, every grievance 

What makes them sad

All that annoys 

And how they’re glad

They spill their secrets

Pour their hearts

They lay their life out 

Beginning at the start

They speak to me

As if no one else can hear

They speak to me 

With no listening ears