I Dated an Illiterate Philistine

my ex-boyfriend pisses me off...

You're a child

No skill, no class, no guile.

Try some maturity,

You'd be surprised to find

That people would hate you less

If you were a little more kind.

You used to know me so well

Call me sweetheart,

And tell me I'm special.

Now you rip me apart,

Call me stupid

And insult my art.

Scrawny and prepubescent 

Just take a second

See yourself from the outside

And realize 

You're weak

Stupid,feeble and meek.

I'm better than you, 

Stronger, smarter

You know I speak the truth

I have all the proof

Go, run away and hide

Take cover behind your lies.

Call me a b***h,

And smile to my face

That's fine.

Call me a w***e,

I'll put you in your place

I'm fine.

Call me a s**t,

Just go to hell

And shut up!

Reviews

[Andrea]

Angry! but great to be able to stand up for yourself and not let anyone put you down. I like the start 'you're a child...' - understated but you don't stoop to his level by calling him nasty names, just descriptive ones! (oh, and I don't mind if you don't use capitals or punctuation everywhere - I believe poetry should be about being free and not restricted by defined rules!!!!!)

[Alana McGuire]

Nice! I can feel the waves of fury all the way over here :D

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

Don't waste your time , you are much more mature , choose friends that will know and appreciate you for what you are ... respect you as well ... words are cheap when they are said with no meaning .. Yossi

[P.H. Carver]

Great job! A good poem, but you should try to capitalize each line, and use more punctuation. Keep writing!