Poem: We Need to Chat
Self-deprecation: because the world really doesn't need any more unbridled egos...
When I see you in the morning light
Eyes half open, hair looks a fright
Like you’ve not had it done for months
When I smell you in the morning
Breath like a covered coffee can
Of old cooking oil, just opened
I wonder what others see
What others might think
If they too can whiff that stink
If it’s your plan
That folks keep their distance
Then look away now
Ignore my insistence
But if it’s the plan
To get normal some day
Listen please listen
To what I must say
Here’s an admonishment
Here’s looking at you, kid
Clean your teeth post-nourishment
Cut and comb that damn lid
Invest in some mouthwash
Brush and floss twice each day
Shower in the morning
Rinse malodor away
If you do your part
I will do mine
To put the old grease can
Out with the rubbish
I will also make gone
This looking glass
I can't keep facing
The same chat every day