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It's really irksome, cannot lie

When contact someone - no reply

May be they don't return your call

Or don't acknowledge you at all

You speak, but cannot catch their eye

Not listening, so no reply

Instead, they're focused on a screen

Then you are left feeling unseen

Even stop speaking mid-sentence

But it is of no consequence 

Because they never heard you start

Though you were pouring out your heart

They seem to care for you, then why

When you address them - no reply

Not answering, though not a crime

Makes you feel you're not worth their time

Like bees buzzing around their hives

All of us have such busy lives

But, if you want to know the truth

To ignore others  - no excuse

With strangers and of those we're fond

The least we can do is respond

Communication is the key

For relationships to stay healthy

That same frustration, I admit

I've felt with God a little bit 

Can feel like talking in thin air

Sometimes I wonder if he's there

For I can speak to him or cry

In lament to him - no reply

At least that's sometimes how it feels

My words seem like empty appeals

Yet, if I talk but don't listen 

Then Father's reply I'm missing 

For every word I say, he hears

The ones of praise or those through tears

Be "yes" or "no" or "you must wait"

The Lord's response is never late

My heart knows this with certainty

When I reflect on past history 

For looking backwards, I can glean

That I've been heard and I've been seen

All that I need, God will supply

All praise and glory's my reply