Passive Listener

I am not a passive listener
I am not a passive learner
I do not deal well with sitting still
Putting thoughts on the backburner

I want to be a part
Of whatever story you are telling
Even if that's just "uh-huh"s and "yeah"s
And one-off interjecting

If I am not engaged
My thoughts will lose control
If you offer a stray thread
I will unravel it whole

And though my tapestry is enriched
With those threads that weave and turn
That I lose the teller's tale
Is a sadness I actively had to learn

So don't let me be passive
In the truth you're trying to tell
Engage me in your journey
So we can share a tapestry as well