Beating Heart

Another old one, contrarian and ironic.  I never knew how I felt about the strong wording, even in irony.  What do you think?

Oh, to be a rocker,
To be so self absorbed,
To not give a hoot about anyone,
That doesn’t get you more.
Oh, to be a poet,
To have such abstract thought,
To not give a flip about anything,
That doesn’t sound like art.
Oh, to not be human,
To not have a beating heart,
To give a damn for nothing.
To simply play a part.