The discourse on existing, borders on an excercise in humiliation,
a self help guide to reliable self sabotage, rites of passage help grow thickened skin; around feet and hearts,
and speeds past milestones on the road to frustration!

I am not sure if I pity or envy those
who first saw through the greatest conspiracy,
that to survive is all there is to it,
then you are among those who made it, fit to live!

Why is it that all those things
we are taught to strive for,...