Hey
before this conversation goes any further,
before you get to the crux of your philosophy
and how much it could help me
let me just say this:
you don’t count.

You’re not one of the people
whose opinion I value.
Your experiences are not those I wish to emulate.
Your advice is unsolicited
unappreciated
and will hopefully go unheard.
You don’t count
and I’m sorry I gave you the opinion
that you might.

Really,
that was irresponsible
of me.
I should have let you know
at first glance
how little I think of you
how irrelevant your thoughts,
how incessant your irksome oration.
I should have provided clarity the first time you piped up
that you should pipe down
turn off
shut up.

I take full blame
for letting you think you count
but now
it’s time to right the course
and inform you what’s what
and what isn’t
and you
isn’t.