Solipsistic Support Network

let’s get out the old writing hat
and select that fancy serif font
it’s about time to masquerade
as that guy named shaun
what a wacky character
to always keep around
he’s never too close
but never that far
he’s a necessity
or so it seems
but anyway
here we go
cap is on

enter me

oh hello!
it’s shaun
back again
for a reason
only you know
how are we doing?
i would love to hear

respond to above question

thank you for sharing that
i hear you and i am here for you

insert personalized supportive reply

one last thing before i go
you’re doing just great
and making us proud
keep it up champ
you are enough
i promise that
god this hat
is itchy
bye!

exit me

well then
there he goes
leaving the scene
always just popping in
and then bopping right out
at least he’s a nice guy
his poetry though
questionable
for sure

hastily
reenter me

questionable?
i’ll remind you
it’s your poetry too
and i don’t understand it
so lord i hope that you do
otherwise i don’t have a clue

a stranger slowly floats into the room

this whole thing was my little plan
since you two are utterly clueless
the subconscious swooped in!
shaun you were bored
and we felt unheard
so we wrote this
to solve it all
good thing
no one
else
is real!!!
if they were
they’d read this
and then worry for sure!!

we all laugh hearty belly laughs

subconscious you clever man
shaun you literary savant
two birds one poem!
a fantastic feat!

both bow once
shaun bows again
subconscious speaks

now listen up shaun
you executed it nicely
but maybe in the future
write in some different folks
there are other people out there
but it seems the one with the pen
can never help to write
solely about himself
you egotistical dolt

you interject

hold on
one sec

grumbles

himself?
i’ll remind you
he’s yourself too
as are the rest
we’re all of it
all together
all there is
all alone

all say

shit

you say

depressing
but if nothing else
at least we got ourself

subconscious embraces you

remember, you are enough

shaun turns and leaves your head
his eyes are rolling quite dramatically

making me write it once was plenty
give me a call the next time you need a poem
i’m always happy to write up whatever i want to hear

the character ‘shaun the poet’ has exited the present
having concluded another beautiful poem
now he must rest and recharge
his creativity is running low

jesus christ seriously?
no one cares at all

shaun sheepishly

alright sorry
i’ll go now

winking

fin