The "Me" Anti-Ode

"Me" said the therapist
Focus on the "Me"
"Me?" But I'm a mom
How can I be "Me!"
I gotta forsake "Me!"
I gotta neglect "Me!"

We all know
Without a happy "Me"
There can't be a gleeful "anyone"
"Me" is the basis of all bases
It all starts with "Me"
And goes on from there
The therapist advised
I complied

Dire consequences
ensued

A vicious cycle
I got engrossed in "Me"
The "Me" envelops and engulfs
Turning "Me" into a self-absorbed
Egotistical "Me"
And the "Me" is now
"Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me!"


While the new "Me"
All happy and glee
The people
around "Me"
Internalized themselves
Coz "Me"
Demanding and boisterous
Allowed no one
To be their own "Me"
Just
"Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me Me"

I've Been Told

I've been told
That I'm on a roll.
I've been told
That I have to be bold.
I've been told
That if I want gold...
Thoughts must unfold
And that I must uphold
To achieve the untold.

- Thanyarat Komolsingsakul