An Unparalleled Narcissist

We're at a club, this could be anywhere.

Someone cue control of the space-time continuum.

Now pause, let me paint this picture for you.

I'm standing at about the height of your average NBA center.

My hair is that perfect length between messy, and well groomed and it's just a touch darker than sandy-blonde.

Sitting perfectly upon my wrist is a Jaeger-LeCoultre. A watch that cost more than your sugar daddies car.

Every girl here is eying me like I'm a chocolate-cake, and they just started their period.

I'm feeling amped from the coke, and the testosterone in my system.

Hard-bodies from every corner of this dwelling, slink their way over, to the tune of Drake singing "Just hold on we're going home."

I don't want a high-horse. I want a skyscraper-podium. I want to stand as a titan, looking down at all the insects.

I want girls to beg. I want boys to bow. I want to be worshiped.

The turritopsis nutricula, "immortal jellyfish," is thought to virtually be able to live forever. It can revert aging through a process called transdifferentiation, changing itself cellularly to keep from dying of age.

God's greatest gift, laid waste to a beast, that will never amount to more than a gelatinous blob.

Preservation of body doesn't necessitate legacy though.

What's carved in stone is little more than a stick drawing lines in the sand.

In fifty years, Facebook will just be a collective obituary.

We are simply, a complex arrangement of organized stardust, that is empowered to perceive universal creation, our very own existence, and are inevitable return to said stardust.

We're a micro-fraction of the universe experiencing itself, and still I want so much more than that.

Reviews

[The Black Warrior]

You painted a clear picture my friend :) LOL

This is very good and chocolate cake, My Favorite! hahah

I honestly love chocolate though at one point in my life I wasn't allowed to eat it... I did still

"What a rebel" LOL

anyways, this is an excellent piece :p

[RileyRedding]

You're a laugh riot.

[Cool Girl]

I love laughing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xD

[RileyRedding]

Clearly you thread spamming, dork!

[Cool Girl]

I am a dork.... XD
I love talking too!

[The Black Warrior]

hahaha I'll take that as a compliment Riley LOL :p

and I see Cool girl... you truly love to talk hahaha LOL

[Cool Girl]

Yep:) I've commented on so many threads for this poem, I never know which one to check first when I get a comment alert and it leads me to this page xD

[The Black Warrior]

hahahaha Now that is too funny! xD You're the coolest and the funniest Girl LOL

[Cool Girl]

Aww... Thanks so much! :)

[The Black Warrior]

No problem LOL :D

[Cool Girl]

haha. I'm going to save Riley from this misery of having me comment on everything... Au Revoir!

[The Black Warrior]

hahaha.....

[Beth Shade]

You're vocabulary and use of it is astounding^^ very professional sounding. I love the ending best. It relates to where I am about this time in my life actually. The transition of the narrator and how he was presented was lovely. The title and the opening made me believe he was some jerk high on life wanting to be the next Brad Pitt but by the end of it made me remind myself "first impressions aren't everything". I love it when writing does that.

[Zanne]

Great piece, short and to the point. Nicely descriptive also. I enjoyed this :)

[Workvio]

An intelligently written piece on our present reality ... Contemplative, clever, and thought provoking ...

[Confuser]

Wow, Riley, wonderful writing. We are simply, a complex arrangement of organized stardust, that is empowered to perceive universal creation, our very own existence, and are inevitable return to said stardust. Hey, I just typed this (cannot copy/paste); is that right? is it and our inevitable return? My grammar sucks eggs. Maybe too much coffee/maybe my rusty brain. Anyway, you are a wonderful writer. Bravo! Thank you. Dale

[SEO]

I had such a strong reaction to the narrator of this that I usually don't feel. I don't like him yet I want to hear more, I'm captivated by his train of thought and I feel like I know him in reality. That's a great achievement. I love how this goes from lines like "every girl is eyeing me like I'm chocolate cake and they just got their period" to the philosophical ponderings that occur towards the end. It shows your range; your ability to be both humorous and insightful

[MyAddictionToMe]

And these after rereading it,

"We are simply, a complex arrangement of organized stardust, that is empowered to perceive universal creation, our very own existence, and are inevitable return to said stardust."

"We're a micro-fraction of the universe experiencing itself, and still I want so much more than that."

[RileyRedding]

Thank you so much, your flattery is dually noted, and inspiring.

[MyAddictionToMe]

I love this so much. My favorite lines are, "I want girls to beg. I want boys to bow. I want to be worshiped." and "In fifty years, Facebook will just be a collective obituary."

[Trevor]

I love how he starts out sounding just like some d****e from the club and ends up with this universal understanding. And even has he changes he can't help but crave more and hold on to that desire to become something above everyone else. Great reading.

[RileyRedding]

Glad that you can hang onto the bull (Of my writing) without getting gracelessly bucked off.
Thanks for the review!

[Ruth]

Wow...hard hitting thoughts here and so damn poignant...this is well thought out and left its mark xo

[DoormanDan]

This is a very thought provoking story you've written here! I can't say that I've seen a story written quite like this one before. That just shows how creative you are at writing stories! Superb job! :)