done with people

she tells me,

in all seriousness

that she's

done with people.

people in

general.

they're mean and rude,

she says,

there's

no courtesy

or manners out there.

there's no respect

for one another

anymore.

maybe there never was,

but we played

the part,

we said hello, we held

doors.

we were polite.

those days have sailed.