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Dear Apathy
Dear Apathy
I want you out
You managed to weasel yourself into my mind one day
And I never recognized the damage you caused until now
So while you’ve had your fun
It’s time for you to go
Dear Apathy
Your friends are no more welcome than you are
Yes, I am talking about Conformity and Impulse
Conformity redecorates my brain so I blend in
And Impulse overrides my thoughts so I act in the now
Without consideration of how it affects the future
This is my head, and you are not allowed to invite whomever you want
Because you mingle with people that consume me
Dear Apathy
I don’t appreciate your effect on me
You keep me from the things that I love
The things that bring me joy
For I no longer care enough to break my habits for them
In fact, you have redirected nearly all of my caring
So that I don’t care as much about important issues anymore
And I often struggle to find words that will get a proper message across
You have changed me for the worse
And that is unacceptable
Dear Apathy
You are such a hypocrite
You hate any hint of caring so much
You are dead-set on stripping me of it all
Yet allow me to care about how others view me
What they think of me
If I fit into socially acceptable parameters
That drive me further from who I really am
With all that you've done
The least you could do is make me not care about those things
Instead of crushing me further by allowing those concerns to stay
Dear Apathy
Don’t give me that look
I know you don’t care about what I have to say
That is, perhaps, the thing about you that hurts me the most:
You never cared
You wandered in for your own benefit
Leeched upon me as if I wouldn’t mind
Corrupted me with your ways
Allowed your friends to do the same
And through it all, you never cared
What’s more, you made me not care enough to stop you
Dear Apathy
I want you out
I have allowed your shenanigans thus far
But you are no longer welcome here
Correction: you were never welcome here
So return all that you have stolen from me and pack your bags
It’s time for you to go
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