captions, commas, transitional words

captions
commas
transitional words

I just wanted to tell you
in plain language
what I really wanted to say
tonight

did you know that
captions
commas
transitional words

are all just pictograms
mimicking
voice inflections

and

voice inflections
were designed
to talk
over the noise of thunder

hooves running
drums thumping
lungs breathing
babies crying

now the noise of traffic
and tv
is all you might hear

but i still use
captions, commas,
transitional words

just to convey to you
exactly
what I would
be saying
if you were here