Letter From A Psychopath

Dear ants,

Your feelings are not welcome. Nor are your morals. Your rules, customs and norms, none of these apply to me.

I do not take part in your society or rituals. Groupthink and herd mentality do not impact me. They are tools for my disposal.

I am a different species to you. You and I dwell on the same planet, yet I exist in another world. More accurately, I dwell above you in another realm. I do not feel what you feel. I remain unhindered by your emotions, and unhinged in my potential to inflict chaos and suffering. Shame, guilt, suffering, grief — those are for you. Not me.

I am not interested in your problems and concerns. Do not tell me to ‘have a heart’. Do not tell me to stand in your shoes. Do not appeal to my humanity. That is like asking a lion to consider the plight of an antelope.