A to your Q

I curl into myself
until your voices
become tinny and small

Until I'm watching
a silent film of concern

grayness and distance
as if i watch a movie screen

you try to understand
but you can't

because i don't understand
this easy frustration
with everything i know

I drop my responsibilities
to help you

but you only have time
to ask a question
and rush off
before i know the answers


** published in Creative Writing, Volume 1, 2004 Edition