Mind's Tales

Your Wall of Glass

This one's for Galen. He knows who he is... 

I see you sitting there;

You're alone,

Like you always seem to be.

I ask you if there's a

Reason you're by yourself.

You say there is.

You don't offer anything more,

And I don't ask.

But as I leave

Your voice stops me.

It's not so much what you said

As the way you said it.

You speak quietly,

Your voice so soft

That I don't hear you.

Not at first.

I have the odd feeling that

I'm talking to you

Through a wall of glass.

I've felt this way before,

During the few moments with

You that I've had.

You're always there,

Right beside me,

But part of your attention

Is elsewhere.

Perhaps cast inward

On your own thoughts.

Perhaps cast outward

On something only you can see.

You seem so distant,

Almost untouchable

Behind your wall of glass.

But I've seen other people

Talk to you through the glass.

I see you talk to them.

I see you smile,

I see you laugh,

And I see you joke.

But you're on your side of

Your wall of glass.

And no one is ever there but you.

I can't help but

Wonder why...

Why are you always alone?

You don't have to be,

I know this;

I can see it.

Yet you choose to

Remain on your side of

Your wall of glass.

I don't mind it;

That's who you are.

Still, I wonder...

Would you let someone

Onto your side of

Your wall of glass?