Edward Ibeh Poet Verse

Deep Wounds of a Narcissist

The cold, unvarnished truth
          is often held back

   from the malignant narcissist
     out of reluctance, if not fear

  of how deep it's knife would cut;
easily inflicted wound never heals


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Date written: 09/17/2021

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L Milton Hankins September 17, 2021 at 8:33 PM So true, Edward. The narcissist is always an interesting subject...and very difficult to get a handle on. Good one! Edward Ibeh September 18, 2021 at 5:21 AM Thank you so very much, Milt:-) Hope you have a lovely weekend!