It’s not that people aren’t self-aware
It’s just that at the moment of realization
A part of us is destroyed in the process
Whether it be are mind, body, or soul
I Am uncertain
All I know is that moment
That piece of us understands
Dies
So the process can repeat itself
Or from another perspective
Repairs the 4th wall
Your realization shatters
…
That’s why if you think about it
The ability to continually break
The 4th wall means not having
A strong mind – rather, one that cannot die
A sign of immortality – if not a perverse version
Like Deadpool
The mutant with cancer
Constantly dying
Yet, regenerating even faster
So
When his mind shatters
Alongside the 4th wall
He’s the only man mad enough
To make a joke about his own brain matter
Splattered over the scattered glass of the TV screen