Gesture

by Bart Edelman

Need to uncross my signals.
Send clearer messages.
Let folks see I can engage
On different levels—
If given half a chance.
Perhaps, errors occurred at birth.
Certainly, it’s happened before.
One tiny wire at odds
With the rest of my timing;
Well, that’s what I think.
Often I’m a beat off
From those in the know.
I never get a second glance,
After my first impression falls flat.
No, I tell you it’s connections,
And I lack them, left and right.
Always the odd soul out.
Yes, I would love a few cues—
Even a gesture would do.