It’s not the pirate queen we fear
nor the father pirate king
but have you met their parrot?
He is the snarkiest, meanest thing
Scrappy and short, but ready to fight
He has torn up a cat or two, he has some might
One time they docked near another clipper ship
That pirate did not hesitate to use a bull whip
He is the meanest creature on the seven seas.
I would rather jump into a wolf den, breaking both my knees.
So, he is rather terrible? The listener asked, in one way or another.
Oh, yes, the speaker said. I know because he is my little brother.
forget everything you know – that shouldn’t take too long
Snarky Words
Written: by Miracle Man
26/2023
How oft, toward others,
have snarky words been deployed.
Unleashed without thought,
and valued friendships destroyed.
Once words were dispensed,
we felt remorseful and retreating.
We then spewed “I’m Sorry,”
but forgiveness was often fleeting.
I will bite your eyeballs
I will sand your bones
I will pluck out your veins
And peel back your nose
I will grind your eyelashes
I will boil your spleen
I will shave off your lips
And dance on your knees
I will curl your skin
I will iron your tongue
I will file your toes
And melt both your lungs
I will do all these things
As sure as can be
I will hammer your teeth
And bend back your feet
I will do all these things
To the next man I see
Who decides to make
a sex object of me
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