The Poor Me Syndrome
Modern life's such a drama the perfect Payton Place
Mankind are the actors the insignificant has pride of place
Individuals lose themselves in role play the trivial and absurd
They whine away the hours just as long as they are heard
Look at these soap opera wanner bee's and their self imagined stress
Although it might seem callous I think some should confess
They wallow in self pity because they're shallow and self obsessed
It's the 'Poor Me Syndrome' a selfishness that should be addressed
If only we looked at others who have true misery and despair
We may realise our self created soap opera's don't begin to compare
If this were suddenly to happen and 'Poor Me' became 'Poor They'
Then maybe society's selfishness and greed might simply fade away.
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Submitted on June 30, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 744 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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