Conjunction of Negation

Much of our misery comes from selfish cravings and desires

Contemplating overuse of commas and the word “but” priv pic of author

I’m not saint
but,
I mean,
however,
I mean,
yet (as in “but”),
I mean,
nevertheless/nonetheless,
I mean,
what I’m trying to say
is that
since nobody’s
really a “saint,”
unless they do
miracles,
or are super nice enough,
to lick-up
lepers' vomit and such,
and are thus listed in
that standard classic
Catholic text
Lives of the…