I Wish I Were More Human - ON WRITING AND RUNNING

I wish I were more human
So that I could talk easily
And cheerfully
With glibness
And hipness
But alas I am a hermit
With a short circuit
Between my brain
And my heart
I wish I were more humane
So that I could try to be more empathetic
Rather than just pathetic
But there are times when I’m short of patience
And common sense
And in the end
I spend
Time letting everyone down
Plainly speaking I’m not humanely reeking
Just lacking all propriety
In need of some humanity
To preserve the dregs of my sanity