Small minded
braggart,

full of self,
entitled,

a being
who finds

great
joy in

belittling
others,

dedicated to
determining

who has
value,

who is
worthless,

committed to
reducing

people
to shadows,

celebrating
others’ losses,

living in
a universe

where nothing
matters

but an
ego.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.