Tape No. 42

Tape No. 42

When presented
with someone
else's accomplishment:

View
the mark
with a critical eye

Bypass
all the hard work
and accomplishment.

Find
a difference,
even 1%.

Disapprove,
shame,
criticize

Show
feigned
discomfort

in order
to bring attention
to yourself.

Blame
your discomfort
on others.

Abandon
the mark
without praise

or
by being
dismissive,

using
condescending looks
and remarks.

And then
give yourself
permission

to do
what you
consciously

or subconsciously
wanted
anyway.

It's all
a distraction
routine,

like jui jitsu,
with a hidden
agenda.

Your secrets
drive your agenda,
openly

asserting them
by way
of your tell,

nervous
about being
found out,

so constantly
working
that angle

We've seen
this pattern
a million times.

How does it
feel
to be totally naked

without
benefit
of Tape No. 42?