Pathopsychology

Brian is clinically a sociopath,

but he is also very boring.

He obeys the law, pays his taxes,

and likes to mow his lawn

on Saturday mornings.

His childhood was normal,

Some would call it “ideal.”

He had two parents, two older brothers.

His Uncle Claude spent a long time in prison

for reasons his family did not discuss.

He has a group of friends,

“guys’ guys,”

they drink beer at cookouts

and watch football games together

and don’t have a lot of deep conversations.

He has a girlfriend named Meg

who likes looking after him.

She worries about his cholesterol

and doesn’t think he relates well

to her problems.

So you’d never know

he was a sociopath,

except he loves his job

as a customer service representative

for a debt collection agency.