“When Dealing With A Narcissist”
I make sure
I’m equipped
with two ice
cold beers
It’s going
to be awhile
her self-obsessed
monologue is
endless
I listen as she
rambles on
about everything
from what she
claims to be her
latest achievements
to family gossip
it all goes back
to her
After an hour
I attempt to
mention
the publication
of one of my
poems
It’s dismissed
like a misbehaving
child in the
principles office
I casually finish
my cold beer
raise my
insignificant
body to my feet
and say goodbye
to apathy
I know I’m an author
but this was supposed
to be a day of leisure
I didn’t come here
to write your
autobiography