lost in translation

I sit here, my mind wanders, my eyes follow

     I wonder if anyone notices how transparent we are-

Like jellyfish in a sea of emotion.

     We cling together, fall apart

Magnets- attracting, repelling.

Maybe this comfortable life vest of acceptance

     keeps us from floating free. independent

Maybe we've been numbed of all feeling by

     instant communication @ the touch of a button

Maybe we're all a little lost in translation

     misunderstood, distant

Maybe we live too much in daydreams

     staring out the window, white clouds of hope

Maybe we spend too much time trying

     to grab the rope that dangles out of reach

Maybe we babble so much about maybes

     that we forget the point we wanted to make

So we wander these halls, lost in translation.