SCHADENFREUDE

Why do I rejoice in someone's pain?
Their misfortune brings me no gain
Revenge of the hopeless
Was Nietzsche onto me?
But I don't feel powerless

Schadenfreude, egoism
Verifies my narcissism
Schadenfreude won't abate
Amplifies my wretched state

Malicious bliss when others badly miss
I'm secretly elated with plans gone amiss
How miserable a jerk I am
My outward kindness is a scam

Schadenfreude
I'm pathetic
Schadenfreude
Not sympathetic
Finding pleasure when I see
Those I don't like in misery

Would it hurt me if I was nice
Superseding this odious vice 
To care for the rival
Compassionately live?
So no one feel powerless

Gaffe prone VPs make me smile at will
Talentless artists' failed sync tracks give me a thrill
The underserved deserve to fail
I'm pleased to see their plans derail

Schadenfreude
I'm pathetic
Schadenfreude
Not sympathetic
Finding pleasure when I see
Those I don't like in misery


February 2022, Ash Hall