Casual Indifference

A Poem

Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash

It’s my casual indifference
that makes me seem aloof
and uncaring, and honestly
I can’t be bothered with the
gyrations around why I am
the way I am

It’s that feeling of not giving
a single shit in the world
because there are so many
other more important things
to truly care about other than
the fact that someone thinks
I am low on the empathy scale

The truth is that I am
casually indifferent to you
because we may never speak
and spending time wondering
what you think of me
when chances are that our
paths will never cross again
is a waste of time

Maybe it’s just a vibe,
that inner peace that shows
itself as casual indifference
because I understand that
I have so little control over
anything that happens
and I lean into that