The Precious.
There was a young princess, quite pretty,
Whose attitude edged on the shitty.
The chief tool of her trade
Was a guilt-trip tirade,
Followed by a funk of self-pity.
There was a young princess, quite pretty,
Whose attitude edged on the shitty.
The chief tool of her trade
Was a guilt-trip tirade,
Followed by a funk of self-pity.
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A pretend princess—
Lacks the graces of the job;
Just wants the title.
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© 2018 J Cosmo Newbery
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The world certainly has a lot of these princesses in
ReplyDeleteYou just can't win with princesses best choose a girl you are more compatible with, chances are she feel like a princess for you.
ReplyDeleteOh yes!
ReplyDeleteI think there are lot of people out there who want the title (and the pay that goes with it) without having to do the job.
ReplyDeleteNot a true princess. I enjoyed this, Cosmo. Nice to see you this Sunday morning.
ReplyDeleteOnce a sweet and prim little princess
ReplyDeletesaid "I'm better than you I must stress"
but stuck on repeat
and no longer sweet
she's lonely as you might have guessed
I love the limerick ... and I've met more than a few pretend princesses!
ReplyDeleteAt least that princess was pretty. I can think of more than one (of both genders) who only think they are.
ReplyDeleteNice one JC
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Oh so good - and I know some of those 'princesses' too. And a few princes...
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ReplyDeleteMuch love...
Nasty attitudes and self-pity seem to run hand-in-hand. One would think that a person would let go of the first in or order to remedy the second. But that would make too much sense, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWe all have flaws, even royalty. I do like your limerick. The rhymes make it bounce like someone throwing a tantrum,
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Neatly summed up!
ReplyDeleteI know her well. A bad attitude and self-pity may not seem to come out of the same head space, but I think that they are both traits of an egocentric personality - the Me-Me-Me'ers in our lives ... No matter what it is: it is all about them. They are great vexations to one's spirits, for sure. A brilliant - and bang-on - piece of satire.
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