How Much is Bluff

Words.

Photograph by Author.

Are words enough? How much is a bluff
Reading between the lines
Veracity is a necessity
Now, who can read the signs?

Infused with intuition
Feelings connected to emotions
Where does the truth lie?
Or are they short-circuited notions?

You say you know places I go
Your antennae are on the move
How can you tell if I’m in my shell?
Or safely in the groove.

Words, terms, and expressions
Expletives, oaths and guarantees
Who am I addressing?
Am I talking to the trees?

You play your cards close to your chest
And feed me just enough
To satisfy my curiosity
Then disappear in a puff.

Save me and my sanity.
Why are some words misunderstood?
I need some understanding.
We need it for our good.

We all need a platform.
To perform our arcane oratory.
Hear the words tweets by the birds
Even though they are perfunctory.

The words I want to say to you
It should be making sense
Let’s speak clearly without fear
Let’s use more common sense.

©

David Rudder
2025

Thank you for reading this piece and my poetry.