I feel rubbed up the wrong way Like an affronted cat I am displeased With my life I've lived this way As long as I can recall I saw the shitstreams Well in advance But I didn't say Been wandering through life Kicking myself in this way An abrasive development Slightly grated on each day Irritated by so much It is a slow death of contentment Hope dies by a thousand cuts These noisy beings They get too close They push They poke Uncomprehending As an elephant on an anhiill