Once upon a time

I was a fairly clueless youth,
"a difficult teenager, with no ambition,
no pride", not even
interested in girls,
who ran away from school
and even university.
I hated stress
(which is what our culture thrives on).
I defied
the mediæval paradigm
- yes, really -
and now I am happy
to be accused of
living "the life of Reilly".