It is so very difficult
to listen to your interviews
these days.
Knowing who you were
what you believed
when you were young and naive
and had every reason
to be humble,
and then hearing the silly things you say
now,
it makes me sad.
It makes me angry.
It makes me frustrated
to think about who you were
when I knew you.

So many of your quotes
sound almost like they were from
the one you once were,
for sure,
but they smack of arrogance
of cruelty
and the way you talk
about our old places,
it’s like you weren’t there at all.

When I listen to you
these days
I wince.
I cringe.
I ache a bit.
It’s just
such an abundance of shit
I hear from you
every time you’re interviewed
talking about your past
your inspiration
your process
and knowing exactly
what you used to be.