An Egotistical Fool Girl – Written December 1992 (Aged 17)

An Egotistical Fool Girl

i was downtown,
talking to a good-looking girl—
when i had to pop her head,
all because it started to swell.
i’m sorry—
you took my compliments to heart.
you’re so big-headed, girl,
but i was a fool, thinking you were so smart.
a five-mile layer of make-up,
a thigh-high skirt—
it doesn’t surprise me why they call you a tart.
they say you’ve no love,
no heart, your eyelashes, like your emotions,
are just pretend— cry-baby notions.
girl, you’re an onion,
layered and hollow.
you command false respect,
and pity’s all that follows.

James Garratt – December 1992

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