My Secret

by Raphael Victor Ezeano

Sometimes when I’m listening to my friend talk

I realize I’m not listening anymore

It’s kinda like reading a book

1 page

2 pages

Then 3

And realizing

That you’re not reading anymore

Listening to your friend is almost like reading a book

Only if my hands could catch his stream of words and feed it back onto their tongue

Like film

Or like a river

All so I could listen

again