Human beings are simple creatures.
Nothing more than advanced mammals
Without the excess hair.
We follow rules, patterns,
Patterns of behaviour,
Behaviours define who we are
And yet they also make us
Nothing more than generic.
We are individual machines
Following our individual programs
But that is all we do.
We follow our programming
We act out our behaviours
Independence is something everyone has
But not from themselves.
Now you think
What the fuck
Is this twat on about.
You can't be independent
From yourself.
What a stupid
And completely erroneous
Suggestion of an idea.
To which I say,
Shut up.
And continue,
People are predictable.
No, I can't meet a stranger
And tell him how he'd react
To stepping in a pile of shit,
But I can give you the reactions
Of any of my friends.
And no matter how many shits
They step in, they will not change
The way they stop and grimace.
Or the way they try to wipe it
On the pavement.
Or the way they take their shoe off
And beat it against a wall.
This is what we call human nature.
It is a simple case of reactions
And feelings.
I know how you'll react to this.
Most of you won't even read it.
Of those who do,
Maybe 85% will actually leave a comment.
At least one of those comments
Will be childish and pointless,
And probably monosyllabic.
Another will be long and thought-out,
And equally pointless.
But I don't write to entertain
Or even to try and teach you
Something,
I write because it is what I do.
Whether I do it well
Or whether I step in shit
I am simply following my programming
Just like everyone else.
