pompous a*s

she rolled her perfunctory chocolate eyes,

balanced her jaw on her pristine porcelain palm,

inspected her nails while remaining calm,

lavish lips lightly pursed as the polish dried.

she tried to deflect his hackneyed words

until she wished she had never heard them;

a repetition of preachings lightly tossed by him

evenmore they pricked and stuck like burs.

regardless of intent she found herself becoming crass

she began to wonder why she obliged his preaching

she was his lover not his subject for the teaching

perhaps this arrangement simply wouldn't last

she searched his face internally beseeching

but all that she found was a completely pompous a*s  

Reviews

[Vidya Bacchus]

Way to get in touch with your feminine side :)

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

oh girls just wanna have fun....oh girls....all they really want.....Oh I am sorry, were you saying something?...on the woman side of this...saddened....every woman wants to be adored, consumed, coddled and endured....but preachin' and teachin' are scheduled on Sundays with daddies and preachers:)

[Claire in VA]

Oh I know plenty of these!

I am new around here, and I am thoroughly enjoying your work.

You definitely have a variety show going on! I mean that in a positive way. One never knows what to expect.

[Lyn Anderson]

I adore this poem, especially in the mood I am in. I am impressed with your ability to slide into your feminine skin. I am not really good at doing the opposite.:)

[Mollie Fitzner]

And so I laughed and had to wonder who is the pompous a*s and that is being polite for I think I know. I absolutely love the description of who you were and who you are and where you live. It sounds so inviting. Yet as I live in the same general area, I KNOW where it is and perhaps I do not love it and respect it as you do. And the way they talk.....oh you need to visit my posting from about 5:30 PM yesterday. Write something hickish--totally improper and it would make my day.

[redflutterby]

Lol...this is delightful satire!! I've known a few men like this...mouths always spewing while your eyes glaze over in boredom. They talk to hear the sound of their own voice I think. Fantastic write.. :-)

[m.s.early]

(: thank you red. sometimes i'm one of them unfortunately. can't seem to keep my foot out of my mouth. :)

[asdarkeyesclose]

'she tried to deflect his hackneyed words
until she wished she had never heard them;'

sometimes we have to face reality and no one ever really wants to think that about their love but sometimes it is the truth. i liked the alliteration of 'pristine porcelain palm' and 'lavish lips lightly,' the rhyming here is so subtle that I didn't even notice it was a sonnet at first. fantastic.

[m.s.early]

(: thank you for reading ghostdawn :)