Thoughts of a narcissist

sorenbarrett

Selfish? I never sold a fish in my life

Of course I'm self centered, if I wasn't I'd be off balance

And if I wasn't head strong, I'd be weak minded

You say I'm into myself, if I wasn't I'd be out of my mind

Furthermore, if I wasn't a free spirit you wouldn't be able to afford me

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Comments7

  • Violet bluebell( used to be yellow rose)

    Narcissists think they are perfect .. they also think their all it .. they can’t think of themselves as less than

    • sorenbarrett

      Thank you so much for your review and comments.

    • L. B. Mek

      'blame it on my ego
      for letting you go
      but never blame my vanity
      for letting loose your audacity
      it's all just nature
      to you and me...'
      (lol
      such a fun reading treat
      thank you, dear Poet)

      • sorenbarrett

        Thank you for your review and poetic comment that highlights my day.

      • GenXer Shamrocker ☘️

        Interesting it is to try to understand. Thank you for sharing

        • sorenbarrett

          Thank you for reviewing and commenting on this piece

        • Bella Shepard

          I read this through the first time, and enjoyed. Upon the second reading I got the Selfish, never sold a fish in my life and had to burst out laughing. How did I miss that the first time? The true narcissist can justify anything, and you've captured that to a tee.

          • sorenbarrett

            Bella so nice to hear your words and encouragement. Thank you for your review and comment.

          • Vamsi Sudha

            Quite interesting to read a poem on a personality. You did get the pulse of narcissist perfectly. Nice write !!

            • sorenbarrett

              Thank you so much for your review and kind words.

            • Rozina

              Enjoyed this play on words which describes this personality perfectly.

              • sorenbarrett

                Thank you so much for your review and kind words

              • Rocky Lagou

                Sorrennnnn SORRENNNNN!!! YOU ATE IT UP with this one. I'm literally at a loss for words. I love your sass and your sarcasm with the lines "Selfish? I never sold a fish in my life" I literally gagged when i read that line, and this poem LITERALLY encapsulates my messages in most of my poetry: live for yourself. In the poem "Giving Up Poetry" I tried to convey that message of, "Just because I promote focusing on self, doesn't mean we shouldn't focus on others." I totally live for kindness and generosity, but to put it straightforward, if we can't love ourselves, how in the world are we going to love others. Wonderful job!

                • sorenbarrett

                  Rocky you are too generous. Thank you for your review and kind comments.



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