The Art of Listening

The art of listening’s
Lost

To the man sat on the street
To the fan in their seat
The art of listening’s
Lost

The self-appointed
Cultural representatives
Have currency in their ears
Through the nose
It’s us
Who pick up the
Cost

Figureheads figure figures
Run their lines
Line their own and
Run their stones
Gather no
Moss

Fibbers fib
Fiddlers fiddle
Groups fill forms
Form fillers form groups
Pints get thinner
The art of listening’s
Lost

They spiel
We pay
We pay to view
Yet another 3 points
Lost

It’s killing us
When we cannot get
These points
Across

In questionable times
This Groundhog Day
Is bleak on repeat
Is covered in
Frost

The art of listening’s
Lost