civility

you bore
easily at long
winded
stories
whether written
or told
to you in person.
you are the
master of the sigh.
your eyes
roll
with the best
of them.
but you sit and listen
or turn the page
to see what happens.
you are painfully
polite despite
wanting to leave
or throw the book
across the room.
you've been
trained well
by someone, who
you aren't
quite sure of.