The niceties of life are primarily to be found <br />in one's close friendships and long term love relationships <br />and not in the tumultuous unquiet examinations of self <br />For self examination..... however required or desired <br />Usually leads to our defeats and seldom results in a victory <br />As we are nothing more than who we are when we interact <br />for better or worse we become like those we cherish <br />If I give love....others reciprocate..... <br />Bullshit....Who the hell am I kidding.....Others give back squat! <br />Not one iota of compassion....zilch or nine....who gives a damn.... <br />All that time and investment and you're lucky to even get audited <br />For all anyone cares you could crawl up your own ass <br />and die a maggots death...or rebirth....or or or or or or or or <br /> <br /> <br />(2007)<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/or-4/
