is a gimmick—
not a feature;
sometimes, a facet
is really
an erasure;
sometimes I'm at peace
with all the wrong things,
and angry
with all of the things
I've been wrong about.
For example,
for the letter
of the law: I've been
a pushover;
for its spirit,
on the other hand: bland-
ly apathetic.
And of course,
it feels good
to feel bad—
which feels good—
which is,
in turn,
concerning—
so it's all
just copacetic.
