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First Deadly Sin - Pride
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First Deadly Sin - Pride |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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(From the past . . . Pride) deliriously gifted and self absorbed sits like a pasha waiting for figs and tea to be served born lacking the capability of care about others a unimportant man serving noble causes his self-esteem infuriating as Chinese arithmetic no man on earth is worth his worth hepatitis of the ego inward turned eyes finds no soul symphony in his head beats out rhythm of his importance most used word . . . I he thinks he's swell self-esteem hell grossly overweight in the id region of his brain degree from college of me mind altering course on conceit and/or smugness illegal drugs not nearly as deadly his flame burns with egotistical chutzpah, concealing goodness like brontosaurus foreskin we look at you and we see through you feel important like leaders of tiny nations bluster and rant with rodent-like characteristics smiling a smile that never reaches your eyes you think you are larger than God you touch yourself your soul's bereft you sport pawnshop brass balls unflattering nymphomaniac of self-esteem church of the condescending your luminosity glows with superciliousness shallow man, gloms onto whatever makes him bigger than the rest never content image for rent no one can see the true scope of this man he belittles Donne's adage no man is an island the five senses not nearly enough to appreciate the magnitude of this man with the cutthroat glare proud to a fault himself exalt vast mind of bravura desolation he tends to his own chamber of commerce his gaze locked inward serial narcissistically predisposed spent his whole life compulsively seeking outward meaning when, at the end life was pretend ©February 11, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Bravo Jerry! One of your best rants yet. But I would have sworn you supported Trump. (just kidding)  ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you Lori . . . I appreciate your thoughts . . . Funny lady . . . Heh.Heh ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (06-01-2018 11:13 PM).] |
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