They Tell Me to Show and Not Tell

They say show, not tell, but even that they only tell. 

But then wrapped up in a shell, it becomes entertainment hell.

Unseen metaphors are dead because “this is all there is.”

“What you see is what you get” is the thought.

And all you get is thinly veiled nonsense.

But then again… Either way.

It seems even when we tell, nothing is heard.

People hear if they want to hear.

What they want to hear.

I am, of course, no different.

I hear what I choose to hear.

This is inescapable.

So, it really doesn’t matter if you show.

It definitely doesn’t matter if you tell.

There is only a choice in reception.

Life does a lot of showing.

And still few see.

Sometimes I wish Life just told.

It would all be a lot simpler.

But even then… Perhaps less fun.

I tell so that I can show.

I show so that I can tell.

The rest is not up to me.