Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Can you hear me

"...what my words mean to me..."

Can you hear me

i am talking
it is my turn
not yours
can you hear me
are you listening
do you hear my words
what my words say
what my words mean
to me
not to you
you take them and
twist and twist
twisting them into something
they are not
can you stop
stop and listen
hear my words
inside and out
i am exhausted
can you hear that







Article © Elizabeth Agre. All rights reserved.
Published in the January 12, 2026 issue .
Image(s) © Elizabeth Agre. All rights reserved.
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