They’re all suffering from this disease.
They don’t listen.
They hear, but don’t detect.
When somebody’s screaming, crying, bursting into tears,
begging for attention,
with an imploring look.
They just stare.
They sleep, they’re waking up, they live,
they even use their senses.
But they don’t listen,
they don’t detect.
However, maybe they’re just
not suffering at all.
Maybe they profit from their complaint.
Playing deaf.