Empty Talk

I envy you
your quiet life
of which I am
no part

we speak in
roundabouts
where events
are always
so-so

an average sum
of which I know neither
your lows
nor
your joys

Small Talk

Empty pleasantries
Curl as smoke
In one ear and out the other

Chitchat

Like pleasant icing
Our talk flows effortlessly
A pressure released