Blue Lender

He'd lose interest,
like they all do,
like I do,

and then they would tell me that I was a pessimist,
and I would agree with them,
but only so they would start thinking I understood optimism,
if that makes sense,

which it does,

and neither of us would form lasting opinions,
because we believed in disappointment more than anything else,
at least that it lasts,

or that it's the only thing we can count on,

for now,
anyway