The Beatles were so right about our materialist, individualist world – “You don’t see me” & I don’t see you & this causes so much frustration Which easily heats to anger – We don’t see one another, Because essentially One cannot be perceived – One appears to another through a series of masks & mirrors & today Most people we see Appear via screens Rarely presenting themselves Other than in the capacity of a functionary What I’m saying also Is that you don’t hear me & I don’t hear you – Were it ever possible to It would be impossible Using the today’s language of Commerce & politicking & power, To attempt intimacy I say something I think is beautiful & I wish to share the beauty I feel with you But a word catches You don’t like that word All you see is that word That becomes the focus – The signifier Not the signified This is especially clear in our ag