Hannah had some news
For Jeremy.
They were sat together
In some bar
Or other.
Before long Hannah broke off
What she was saying
Since Jeremy had started
Reading the sports pages
Of the newspaper.
‘Are you listening?’
Hannah demanded.
Jeremy paused,
Reached into his pocket
And looked up
The definition of
‘listening’ on his
Smartphone app,
While Hannah waited,
Incredulous.
Eventually, after perhaps
A minute had passed,
Jeremy said:
‘No, because listening
Is a neurological cognitive
Regarding the processing of
Auditory stimuli’.
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