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A Poem written by a Narcissist

I did that
It was done by me
Me I did that
Myself did that

I did that
Did you know it was done by me

I did so much for you
It was all done by me
Without me
You can do nothing
I am the one who does it
The one who does it is me

Me
I am me
But I'm sure
That I'm sure I exist
So I could never be sure
It was done by me
Or if I did nothing
And nothing was done by me
I must have done something
Because it was done by me

How come I don't use concrete nouns
No concrete nouns are used are used by me
I speak of myself constantly
Speaking of myself is constantly done by me

I never think
The not thinking is done by me

I think I am going to cry
The crying is done by me
For me
And only me

I am the center of a universe
That I am not even sure I exist in

- noah cicero



The Rib Cook Off
(a white trash event in northeast ohio)

Went to the rib cook off
Definite evidence that there is no god
And America has no hope of being a country worth living in

A mullet on every male and female
American flag bandanas
Rebel flag bandanas
The north did not win at the rib cook off

A lot of Dubya lovers were there
Screaming about love of war
And how the blacks are to blame
The rib cook off where jim crow still reigns

A lot of pick ups in the parking lot
With Bush and Cheney stickers
Stuck to the windows
Yeah, the rib cook off
A true American event
Where racism, war, domestic violence
And owning useless shit like SUVs
Are favored conversation topics.

- noah cicero

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