The Art Of Unlistening

 'Out of the frying pan and into the fire'
is a cliche used by people who don't like to ask
how anyone got into either - 'frying pan' or 'fire',
As a phrase it helps the unlistener avoid listening better,
the better to not learn how anyone got in there,

Few seem to realize that such a lack of humility
in the hearer is not as casual as it appears.
It takes generations of luxury and wealth
to create such apparently successful detachment.

Being poor enough to know why to listen
but rich enough to act is what will keep us
wanting to use what we have, to make a difference.