What's The Good Of Being Stoical If

What's The Good Of Being Stoical If Nobody Notices?

My Neglected Duties Crowd Around Me In My Dreams, Murmuring.

I Know That I Am What I Am. But I Am Not Sure What I Am.

The Past Goes Right On Pulling Me Apart, Though I Can Scarcely Remember The People Or The Issues.

Vice Is A Dreary Business. And Virtue Is Not A Lot Of Fun, Either.