activated charcoal

most people are not toxic.
many become toxic when they encounter toxicity.

why is that?
is that self-defense? is that loss of respect? 
if you're toxic to me, i'm toxic to you?
is that a dormant gene waking up?

some people have patience to withstand.
but then they break too.

and the poison spreads.

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let's reframe this.
patience is not the right approach.
it's finite.

we need a constant.
a bulletproof antidote,
like activated charcoal.
it binds to toxins and carries them out.
it doesn't change itself.

there's no concept of patience or emotions.
it just does its job.

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so if you have to be, be the activated charcoal.
and once you can, get out.