one way conversations

i talk to the computer,

the printer,

the phone

with no one on the line.

i have a conversation

with the toaster,

the oven,

the microwave.

the clocks that no longer

keep time.

i have deep conversations,

one way of course

with some many 

inanimate objects.

each reminding me of

when you were

here, speechless,

and numb, deaf

and blind.