Apathy
Apathy arrives in the form of rebellion
An imposed chore detracting from play
Apathy morphs then into distraction
Strange attractors forcing the stray
Laziness rules the next leg of apathy
Lack of energy, absence of drive
Striving for more seems dorky and small
So coolness, this is where apathy dives
Until it just doesn’t seem cool anymore
Peers are flying while you’re nailed to the floor
All the foundations apathy is built
At this stage it’s transformed into guilt
A guilt so counterproductive it’s heavy
The more unaccomplished, the head more buried
Raise more levees to the flood created
Expected yet unevenly weighted
Apathy’s drowning, pushing us down
Gasping for life and wrestled to the ground
Yet when we can flip it and pin it on its back
Apathy retreats, apathy retracts
As apathy’s defeated the stronger we become
But don’t get complacent, the fight’s just begun
Never get tricked into pulling that thread
Each time apathy rears it’s ugly head
