self-absorbed (info) [back to poem]

Chubbs really likes this poem, for whatever reason.  It was during this phase that she was possessed to make copies of all my poems and show them to my 6th grade teacher.  That's a dangerous thing to do, because if people like your stuff and praise you, you might get arrogant.

Luckily, I don't have these delusions.  The amount of hits I get to my website and criticisms of strangers keep me well-informed of my suckiness and prospects of ever becoming anything other than a starving artist (nil!).

Crap, man.  I really am starving.  I think all I've eaten today was some Hot Fries and a granola bar and a chicken sandwich and it's 10:30pm now.

Where was I?  Yes.  High school preppies.  High school is a place where everyone is told you can be whatever you want, and then they put you into a mini-caste system based on social standing where popular kids have money and get sex and have nice cars and you get shit on.

School is a great institution, the direct hand of corporate-influenced local government training you kiddies to be good soldiers and preparing you for doing monotonous, pointless things for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.  Get used to it, and don't expect a kiss afterwards.

(c) 2003 Jordan Baugher