A time for Dialogue

Perhaps it is an artifact of another age

that gift called dialogue

the interchange between two people

where there is talking

and listening

accountability 

and respect

maybe we have lost something

with blogs

and facebook

texts

and emails

It seems like dialogue is lost

as words fly

more like weapons than any thing

harsh

judgmental

with no sense of

how they land
how they wound

perhaps destroy

when we are not face to face

we seem to lose that sense of accountability 

that comes from looking into another's eyes

seeing the others face

seeing, perhaps feeling

heart to heart

the impact of what we say

being accountable

perhaps our competitive, aggressive

communications

our need to defeat and even humiliate others

would be transformed

Perhaps we can learn to be in dialogue again

perhaps then we could once again listen

once again hear the other

perhaps we could once again

remember

that on the other end of our words is a  person

to be treated with respect

and care