That Guy

I wrote this for my creative writing class. The prompt said we had to use imagery and the line "The only thing I know is this".

His hair holds fast its perfect position,

slightly messy,

but purposefully so.

His newspaper folded crisply,

open to an article on foreign policy,

which he reads in French.

His bright eyes have stopped

many a woman in her tracks,

on one occasion giving an elderly woman a heart attack.

Luckily, he is proficient in CPR.

He carries a worn paperback copy of The Bell Jar

and can pull off man jewelry in way previously

thought impossible.

He knows good wine better than the average American knows water.

His teeth are straight and white.

And he grew his first mustache at the age of 12.

I do not know

his name

his age

his profession.

The only thing I know is this:

I f*****g hate that guy.

Reviews

[jennifer little]

nice work keep it up

[Chris]

Is it that you hate pretentions of grandeur or
that with this level of person present you'ld feel invisible?
Now beyond Motivations, Psych 203...

It was good work, carried interest and heart. A little 'ponderous' descriptively but THAT is what really sets the stage for your "bite". Could I see it coming? Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell - I should have but without knowing your sense of the ridiculous - I didn't. And yes, I'm still chuckling.

[AmandaN]

Another fabulously humorous poem,more please :-)

[Revery]

You so had me! I was like Really really, but than you pulled it all together in the line. Loved it. great job

[dcbarnes]

I really like this one. I've met so many people in college that are exactly like this. So pretentious, yet "cool".

[Antonio Valentino]

I bet he drinks Dos Equis too.. in fact, I'm sure of it..

great ending!

Antonio :)

[Everett DeValle]

LMAO...ha ha ha halarious...too effin funny....I've seen these type of pretentious guys and gals before...I share the same sentiment.

"He knows good wine better than the average American knows water."

Awesome Funny Line. :)

[Sujash I. Purna]

Ah...the last line has been tragic...with the word "hated"

Nice work...

[Distant horizons]

Thanks. people say laugh out loud without meaning it, but this did make meLOL. Great write.