Reflections On My Faults

today

after a long

hard look

at myself

in the dark mirror

of introspection

it is surprising

and somewhat painful

to realise

after several decades

of living

(sic)

that I am

selfish

stubborn

lazy

and unlovable

that I have

no class

no style

no taste

and no common sense

that my time

here on earth

has been

pointless

feckless

and utterly wasted

that my passing

will not be

heroic

mourned

or marked in any way

but at least

I was not

a politician

although

perhaps

on reflection

I should have been