post the hundred-fifty-seventh, 2013

put away the attitude.
it really doesn't suit you.

it isn't who you truly are.
you are not a shiny star.

you are just the plain one,
the quiet one,
the lonely one,
the one who reads
and sits on stoops,
the one with salad,
and with soup.

put away the attitude.
it really doesn't suit you.

don't pretend that you don't know
you're only putting on a show.

you are not the sharp one,
the chatty one,
the comely one,
the one who meets
and walks the shops,
the one with bangers
and with tots.

put away the attitude.
it really doesn't suit you.