These pictures were supposed to be erotic, and I thought they were, at the time; but I see now what they were really about. They were paintings about… - Margaret Atwood

But maybe boredom is erotic, when women do it, for men.

Oblivion is increasingly attractive to the young, and even to the middle-aged, since why retain your brain when no amount of thinking can even begin to solve the problem?

You're sad because you're sad.
It's psychic. It's the age. It's chemical.
Go see a shrink or take a pill,
or hug your sadness like an eyeless doll
you need to sleep.

Well, all children are sad
but some get over it.
Count your blessings. Better than that,
buy a hat. Buy a coat or a pet.
Take up dancing to forget.

For if the world treats you well, Sir, you come to believe you are deserving of it.