I’m not the man I used to be, no longer what I was
I simply played the single game the way a jackass does
I used to think the girl for me must check off every box
What I’d accept and not accept was quite the paradox
I can’t explain what changed in me, seems life just grew me up
That superficial part of me had overflowed the cup
Apparently I’m getting back what I put IN the world
Like ghosting someone just because of how her hair was curled
Well, that was several years ago, those things are in my past
But recently I met someone I hoped would be my last
She needles me for little things, like how I chew my food
Kept bashing me around her friends (that frankly I found rude)
I have a goofy laugh and every time I did, she cringed
It obvious these little things were where my chances hinged
It seems I was no more to her than just a casual fling
Poetically I’m punished, I guess karma IS a thing
The mindset modern young kids have, and even I had then
Like, how can most, at best a six, demand a perfect ten
But luckily as SOME mature, we reassess what’s fine
With a laugh and inner beauty you’ll “see” tens, from one to nine
About the Creator
Earl W. Pearl
I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.
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Earl, I think you’re handsome, your laugh is probably adorable, and your mind is a masterpiece. I’ve never met you in person obviously but I know you’re so amazing based on how you write. Don’t let that women or any women or person make you feel less than. I’m sad she was critical toward you in that way.
I can't express how much I LOVE this!!!! Brilliantly done. And so much insight and truth.