their way. You go yours.
Don’t beg for invites or
attention. **** em all! Be
yourself. If they don’t approve –

*****! This woman will
not kowtow to no one! She’s
better off alone! There was a time
when their opinion mattered

to me. This day I don’t need
a replacement. I’ve got my poems
and basement to compose. I’ve got
my books out on the internet. Most of all

I’ve got my self-respect! You can’t
package and candy-wrap that. Throw a blanket
on all the beef, grease and fat. And cut
the ****. That’s my motto and it fits.