What do you think this poem is about?

What Do You Want?

Why should I cough myself up?
Spew myself out.
Spatter myself.

I cannot step inside you
I can hardly find my way
around you.

So many words and wants
rattling, chattering, clambering
to be heard.

It is exhausting
listening to the
sound.

but when I look at
wisps of white
in a high cornflower blue sky
my heart stills
and my breath comes easy.

Submitted: Friday, February 08, 2013
Edited: Friday, February 08, 2013

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  • Titi Dale (2/9/2013 5:15:00 PM)

    The description here is magnificent :) what do you want? is a very common question, not very often it is answered. A great write, thanks for sharing :)

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