Naughty, Minus The Hot Toddy

They take great pride in making their dinner cost much; I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little. - Thoreau

stomach distended

as if mine doesn't stink

no matter what others may think

was all i had, all i knew

bloated with ego

i dined 'pon myself

choking on voluminous pieces

vomiting selfish chunks

regurgitating compendious hunks

it came before the fall

clean the plate of all

adorned with a carnation of preen

open wide

swallow more of that narcissistic pride

only then is it ended

Author's Note

"As for your high towers and monuments, there was a crazy fellow once in this town who undertook to dig through to China, and he got so far that, as he said, he heard the Chinese pots and kettles rattle; but I think that I shall not go out of my way to admire the hole which he made." - Thoreau