Relax, you have not been insulted

why do you draw your breath in annoyance
when you have not been spat on?
you have not been called names.
you have not even been looked at slowly
from your feet right up to your head, with disdain.

why do you feel betrayed
when you have not been wrongly accused?
you flinch, even though you have not been abused.
you go red in the face and huff 'n puff
like the big bad wolf.
what is the big deal?

all that has been said to you
is that thinking is something you can not manage on your own.
but that is no big deal

you have been told
that you do not know whether you are going or coming.
but that is no big deal

your opinion about your own life does not count
and for all your years of experience
you have not learnt how to handle your own affairs
without seeking permission from others

It is no big deal.
you have not been insulted
you have only been called a fool.