the slipperiest habit

though different for each person

is below the personal radar

and it is everywhere

with everything

yes that would still be a habit

by measure of repeatability

and a medium of consistency

it is the self-equivocator

worse than daily spells of stuttering

more intrepid than a world record

for incessant hiccups

more arresting

than endless nights of snoring

more severe

than unexpected bouts of vertigo

this habit yes this one in question

it pleads an existence

as an almost involuntary act

will displace or dispose

whatever in its path

has the microphone already in hand

before the intervention could occur

is a quick change Judas

interviews, interprets,

kibitzes and defines

will resort to logic,

irrationality, familiarity

has been know

to use drama, emotionalism

fake candor, projections,

bait and switch

seeks a false pardon

if ever accidentally exposed

more like an invisible spider

orchestrating a full web

is mentality

n the bunkhouse backup mode

uses night vision goggles

as nerve endings

has an agenda

of concealed self-defeat

is the cockroach

of self-procrastination

at the fulcrum of self-disguise

it has no canceling opponent

on board to face off

requires a court record

to investigate a self within

can do a one-eighty in a heartbeat

leaps off of tall nothings

can easily dispose

of meaningful talk

is clearly the unsung drug

of personal preference

sees nothing

as off limits of self-introduction

is the best M.O.

to only the closest of friends

it even mocks itself unknowingly

as if it has a nicotine role model

sort of intent

and would never consider itself

excess baggage

you get where I am going here?

so what is ever going

to set us all free?