POEM STARTER
Write a poem about pet peeves.
Little things that annoy you – perhaps they are stand-ins for bigger problems, perhaps they are nothing more.
Hate Turned Inward
I hate the way you walk like you own everything
The way you act like you’re the only thing that matters
The way you look around like you think you’re cool
The way you push people around because you can
The way you act like you’re an idiot even though I know you’re smart
The way you’re mean to your friends because you don’t know how to show you care
The way you make fun of others to make yourself feel better
I hate the way you remind me of myself
Of all the things I hate about the person in the mirror
All the pride and arrogance that I’ve worked so hard to get rid of
I hate the way you don’t care that that’s how you are
That you don’t feel the need to always be better
I hate they way that I think I’m so much better than you
But at least you know who you are
Even if you didn’t show it.