Yet Another Poor Life Choice

Once your ears are folded and stitched in
to block the voice of Outside,
you’ll sit back and expect to hear
what you’re really like.
You’ll be disappointed.
Once you realize
how much of what you tell yourself
is a lie, you’ll need to seal your eyes.
Seeing how much of Outside
rejects your Inside, rebukes
your thinking, and negates
your perspective, you’ll want
to be blind.  You’ll want to be deaf
too, but it’ll be too late for that.