React

I like
When people listen
And don’t quickly
React

Like

When they acknowledge
What I’ve said
And let the words
Just sit there
And be
What they are
For a bit

Like

When they haven’t
Formed an opinion
Before the sentence
Is even out
Of my mouth

Like

When they know
That what
I most need
Is just
For my life
To be witnessed

And I

Can take it
From there