Polish

“You could use a little more polish.””Well, you could use a little more politeness.”The reflections bicker in the mirrorTweedle Dum and Tweedle DeeI think those were the namesOr maybe Bartleby and AhabThe first thought and the condemnationWhich one represent the thinker?I don’t knowI don’t careTo be honestTo be fairI don’t think anyone doesWhen everyone else…

A List of Things that Mean You’re an Adult Now

You look forward to eating vegetables at the end of the dayDoing the laundry gives you a sense of inner peaceA certain smugness accompanies you after you pay your billsAlternatively, the smothering sensation of despairYou start sounding like your parentsNot just their words, their actual voiceChildren tire you outYou actually think people younger than you…

Resolutions

Anyone got any New Year’s Resolutions?Bring ’em right here, I’ll give you a cent!Just how many times have you tried the same grindOnly to find that you haven’t written a lineBy Jan. 14th, that ship’s sunk and goneBeneath the blue waves of a budding new dawnSo hand ’em to me, and I’ll keep them safeA…