On Being Human
We are
What we are
As much
Made by others
As we are
Genetics
And by chemistry
We are
Not much more
Than victims
Each bound
As much by
Ignorance as by
Fear and individual
Suffering
We are
What we are
Subject to
Indifference and
A degree of personal
Loathing
We are
What we are
Objects to be
Stared at
Ridiculed
Laughed at and
Variously abused
We are
What we are
Make no mistake
There are no
Universal laws
And misery
Is entirely optional
My friend