popular pretty persnickety picky Pollyanna-like Patty
prissily prepped powderpuff perfectionist Petunia Pratt
prideful pressure provided by perfectionist Pratt
When they found her they would be sorry
Shelly would be saturated with blood
She tried on her prettiest dresses.
Shelly picked up her angriest looking knife.
She could plunge it into her chest.
But what is she died too quickly?
She wanted them to see blood on her legs too.
And on her arms and her thighs.
Could she stab herself in tiny doses first?
Shelly plotted her demise over and over.
Reveling in their looks of horror.
It was the best plan ever.
She visualized it in living color.
Her muse laughed.
Knowing what a powderpuff she is.
I was quite out of breath
running from you in my head
so I kicked the powderpuff
of dandelion seeds off its stem
with my boot instead
out there in the field
that place so unnaturally peaceful
that it can't possibly be real
because reality is harsh
a rough astroturf lawn
with sharp edges and corners
to stub your toe on
when you're just trying to escape
trying to find a place to be free
a place like a field with wildflowers
which... I guess is the kind of place
you'd find me, failing
an escape from reality
kicking at the powderpuffs
not bothering to make a wish
except, well, maybe one like this:
a wish to get you out of my mind
one wish to finally leave you behind
One by one they fall from grace.
The mightiest mouth, a pathetic case.
Good will win, the bad will fall.
You take your swing and miss the ball.
You’re not a man, more like a mouse.
Another empty room up in your house.
Go back home and leave us be.
You’re not so tough up in that tree.
Squeal and bawl, huff and stuff.
Your words of wit are powderpuff.
You’re lacking class and you’ve got no game.
Your pathetic attempt was pretty lame.
With vulgar words and comments, you disrespect.
Your ivory tower has now been wrecked.
People are tired of your arrogant ways,
rude remarks, and your grandstand plays.
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