Poetry even when apparently most fantastic is always a revolt against artifice a revolt in a sense against actuality.
The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly and once you figure it out you think 'Hey if I can do this and get paid that would be kind of cool.'
I'm horrible in the mornings. I'm grumpy.
Just get out. Just leave.
It was honestly, it was torture.