I find it hard to be laconic
I am a warlike man
In peaceful conditions
Attacking myself
Nietzsche had warned me
But I took no heed
Always believing in hope
When in reality, it’s the worst of all evils
I had been at war for far too long
Becoming downtrodden and numb
Life, taking its toll
Battle weary and underwater
It’s hard to breath
A tsunami of deception
And duplicity washing over me
Leaving me unwashed and tainted
A societal leper

An outcast in love
I wished to be contagious
Like bats and pangolins
Narcissistical tendencies
Using love as a currency
In this new digital dating game
Transactionally traded for gains
What do you bring to the table
I am starting to believe
Alain de Botton was correct...