If only I could give two shits
About the crap you’re spewing
I’d pretend better to be interested in all of your yapping
Instead of wondering what else I could be doing.
You complain and you gripe and talk only about YOU
Your self righteousness is seriously incessant
Your voice has the quality of squelching alley cats
You’re just so goddamn unpleasant!
But sympathetically I smile all while tuning you out
“Hmm”ing, and “Aww”ing when it seems the right spot
So wrapped up in yourself, you’re blissfully unaware
That there’s no one’s true attention you’ve got.
How must it feel to be so out of tune
With everyone whose ever around you?
You’re consumed by yourself, you see nothing else
Are you even aware that the sky’s blue?
If only you were a rarity, but alas you are not
I meet folks just like you, more and more
Who share your selfish, conceited nature
And you all truly are such a bore!
For nothing is wrong with discussing yourself
As long as it’s not the sole subject
Of every discussion, during every visit
Your job, family, clothes… your new project.
Observe what’s going on with others around you
Show interest in people other than yourself sometime
You may just make connections with people, even score friendships
Instead of driving folks out of their mind.
Woah. Was this just a general rant or about one person in particular? Someone barked up the wrong tree :)
ReplyDeleteI had a person or two in mind...
ReplyDeleteBut it generally speaks to the growing trend of self involved individuals and their narcissistic
ways that I've been experiencing. Wrote on a whim.
I think it's a reminder, to not only others but to myself as well, not to get too caught up in ourselves. To spend more time listening than talking... To truly Hear what others have to say and care about what's going on with them in their lives.
Thanks for the reading and for the comment! :)