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You're Not the Boss of Me

Please don't add insult to injury Let’s agree to disagree Somewhere somehow inadvertently You lost the last of your integrity You’re not the boss of me You’ve forgotten the basics of courtesy And carry on quite dastardly You spit out words maliciously At every opportunity You’re not the boss of me So moody and such vulgarity Not a bone of decency You don’t deserve my loyalty I’m not the cure for your ennui You’re not the boss of me You walk around obnoxiously In your heart there’s cruelty Spewing comments begrudgingly Everyone deserves their dignity You’re not the boss of me AP: 1st place 2021, 2nd place 2020 Posted on July 21, 2019

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John Watt

Date: 3/15/2020 12:16:00 AM

I hope you got this out of your system, and I hope you got this person out of your life, lol! Good use of vitriol and monorhyme with the perfect refrain ~ John

Line Gauthier
Date: 3/15/2020 9:36:00 AM

Thanks, John. It was the equivalent of a bout with a punching bag. LOL

Quoth Theraven

Date: 7/26/2019 12:34:00 AM

Line, You reminded me of a storied place from long ago. A place I long to return to see... with Kukla, Fran, & Ollie. -Richard

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/26/2019 6:19:00 AM

Richard, you had me curious so I googled to discover Kukla, Fran and Ollie was an early American television show using puppets, created for children but loved by adults, entirely ad-libbed, broadcast from 1947 to 1957. As Arte Johnson would say... VERRRY INTERESTING.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 7/24/2019 7:32:00 AM

Oh, I am taking my cookies and running home. I have met this person, and I do not wish to spend another minute in her presence. Great character sketch Line.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/24/2019 8:52:00 AM

Yes, run, Caren. LOL

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 7/23/2019 6:32:00 PM

great rhyming poem, LIne. I know a woman who says this all the time to people . She is handicapped and needs advice yet she thinks people are bossing her around when they are just trying to help her.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/23/2019 7:10:00 PM

It would be funny if it weren't so sad. People have got to want to help themselves because some are quite happy being in 'poor me' mode.

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 7/23/2019 1:16:00 PM

This poem is great - love it, some people do have an obnoxious manner - the bullies of this - well penned Line, Blessings Jennifer.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/23/2019 3:53:00 PM

Thanks for your much appreciated visit and comment, Jennifer. LOL

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 7/22/2019 7:37:00 PM

I like it! A change of pace for you.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/22/2019 9:23:00 PM

Thinking back to old bosses - my version of a tribute. LOL

M. L. Kiser

Date: 7/22/2019 9:26:00 AM

Bravo, that's tell'in him. Love it.

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/22/2019 10:37:00 AM

Thanks, ML. The audacity of some people!

Sand Blown

Date: 7/22/2019 8:47:00 AM

this may be an aside...but with t-rump bullying women and women being in the voting majority...they should kick the creep out of office he is a creep...really a bona fide creep

Line Gauthier
Date: 7/22/2019 9:19:00 AM

Ouch... a strong political comment. LOL