Not Spoiled, But Rotten

The lack of siblings never meant

the shitty smell of excrement

of the children younger than me

or that i was ever lonely.

It meant that i have ever known

the joy of being left alone.

I didn’t have to share my toys

with any other girls and boys.

I was the recipient of

my parents’ familial love

which i wasn’t required to share.

I was alone but didn’t care.

That’s how i became a hermit

without any need to learn it.

Walt Abbott–9-2-2009