What's it say
That I'd rather spend my days
Writing these lines
Than what others might consider
More valid pursuits
What's it mean
That your approval
Says more than the plaudits
Of a dozen others
Damned with faintest praise
What to do
When the sounds I long to hear
Are the sounds you make
Close to my ear
Feeding my ego
What's the point
Is it mutual gratification
Or mutual aggravation
Continued appreciation
Or mutual reaffirmation