My fatal flaw
Ain't against the law,
Even though people
Disappear.
Quick and clean
A well-oiled machine
It leaves no
Trace of blood.
I stop communicating
There's no hesitating
Another friendship has ended.
The reason's always the same
The friend is never to blame.
I simply lose interest.
I need
To be challenged
Proximity
Common interests
A bonding experience
And sometimes
Even those aren't enough.
It's tough
To change one's nature.
In the end
Will I have a friend?
Perhaps I won't
And I doubt it will matter.
When I need
Someone the most
I'll likely find only ghosts.
Whatever my fate
I can't overstate:
My nature prevailed.
Dying alone
No one to phone.
Thanks to
My fatal flaw.
Submitted: August 01, 2021
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