It's no point speaking, when the other is not listening (poem)

I had called up my sister in India,
I began talking, when she said “hi”,
Then I kept on sharing for 10 minutes,
Till she yelled, “I can't hear you, can you?”

It was only then, that I registered,
That all this time my talking was a waste,
And further, she began speaking very loudly,
Because she assumed, that like her, I can't hear too.

Later, I felt it had a much deeper message,
Perhaps, I need to periodically make sure that,
That the true listening is continuously happening,
If not, then I am simply wasting my energy and time.

***
Aum Tat Sat