Detached, Adrift

Casual slights, intended or
the byproduct of simple
disinterest tend to acquire
their own very special place
in the pierced pride of
the one subjected over
the years to benign - or not
cavalier neglect. The ego
progressively tenderized
smarts and bristles, then
collapses in a sad heap
of hurt. All the more so
when assailed over time
by the casual indifference
of those nearest and dearest
the heart as years take their
toll on psyches as fragile
as their decaying bodies.