HUMANS - Steph Something & Matt Kaprelian
We don’t ask
We assume
We build our bridges
out of guesses
Then wonder why they burn
We speak in riddles
And call them truths
We want to be heard
Not questioned
We want agreement
Not progression
So we drown in conversation
Choke on miscommunication
We draw lines through chaos
And pretend they form a picture
We crave clarity
But worship confusion
Meaning bends
Under the weight of certainty
Indifference becomes logic
Inference god
We stop listening
Jump to conclusions
And still we wonder
Why
it’s so difficult
To find answers
And I’m no different
I speak in shorthand
Listen through filters
Base beliefs on instinct
And call defensiveness intuition
I dress my words in armor
And then I wonder why
No one can hold them
Now the feed fills in the blanks for us
It finishes our thoughts
Our fears
It predicts our rage
Before we ever even feel it
We scroll through mirrors
And call them friends
The silence isn’t quiet anymore
It’s been optimized
Every pause
An advertisement
Every opinion
A performance
We are all connected
And no one is communicating
Maybe we start again
When we stop pretending to comprehend
Maybe we learn to ask
Without accusation
To answer
without fear
Maybe we find language again
Not to persuade
But to understand
