He asked “do you ever feel…”
Of course, I jumped in to say
I feel so much more than people see
I feel deeply and completely from the heart
Of course I feel
He tried again “Do you ever think….”
Of course I think about it all, I said quickly
I think about life and God and the greenhouse effect
I think about why and when and how
I think so much, you’d never guess
“well” he said, “ do you really care…”
care? I asked, of course I care about everything
I care about world peace and starvation
I care about the right to choose and the Iraqi war
I care about so much, I feel so much, I think so much
Its amazing that you picked up on all that
You seem to know me so well, I said
It must be because you listen so well
Then he said the only thing left for him to say
The question all men seem to ask eventually
“do you ever shut up?” he wanted to know
well, I uh, I guess, I mean I think… well ….no