When You Read This

When you read this
You will wonder, "What is he saying?
"What is the point?
"Why does any of this matter?"

I will blush.
I don't have an answer that will satisfy most of you.
It just is a discovery I made
That if you listen close enough
A true meaning can be found in any poem---
One which actually is there,
Not merely conjured by the reader's mind.

You might rebel against that,
But the entire crux of civilization hinges on it.
Language and Law are what separate us from the beasts
And the more we try to divest attention to what's in our own hearts
The less aware we are of what's in others'.

And I fear walking through this earth
Alone, never being connected with someone else.
Just me and my thoughts.
Just me and my own laws.
Rather, I wish to find in words
What is truly there
So I am not alone.
And I believe it is God that allows us to stay connected.