When Conversations Slow Down
- Madison Edwards
- Apr 24, 2020
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 24, 2020
Love
Author: Rebecca Ferrini, San Diego, CA
When conversations slow down
I can hear you better
I let your words sink in
Quieting my inner voice
My agreements, disagreements
Releasing what “I wanted to say before I forgot” to forgetting
Oh well
Asking you to tell me more
Sparing my analysis and judgement
Pausing for my own reactions
That tell me much more about my needs than you
I should explore those later
Stretching out space in the clutter of me
To let you in
And to walk together
I love this poem, it really makes you think about how we can declutter our minds and focus on really listening to each other.
Oh my gosh, yes! I absolutely have let go of forgetting what I was going to say. The whole rhythm of real conversations has changed with the pace. And the depth.
Beautiful!