You Reap What You Sew

There was a rancid flavor
To the conversations
He had been having lately.
It seemed like
Everyone he met
Was in dire straights,
Just struggling to get by
And stay afloat.
It was beginning
To get to him.
Surely, he reasoned,
There has to be
People out there
Not so conspicuously
Overwhelmed by life.
He wondered why
He was only attracting
That kind of people
Until it was pointed out
He had been going through
Some rough times himself,
And had been sharing
The ups and downs
With those around him.
People with similar issues
Began to congregate around him,
And he was merely reaping
What he had been sewing.