Something I Learned from Carley Simon...

You are not worth a poem.

I feel like that girl who sang “You’re So Vain”

You know, Carley Simon

and that oldie about a guy

who obviously had a major ego problem

which most likely lead to the downfall of their relationship

which prompted the song that she claims isn’t about him

but we all know she’s singing about the vain guy

who’s listening and thinking, is she singing about me?

But he’s so vain

she answers his question, which she knew he would ask

me, me, me , me, me…

And she won’t even give him the satisfaction of knowing for sure

that the song had been written in his honor,

even if it was because he was such a dick

she won’t even give him that.

She rocks.

And I so want a pair of her kick ass sandals.

The Story of a Woman Who Starved to Death Eating Leaves

Once there was a woman who only lived to collect moments.

To fill her cases on love she'd find a man and do just that. Love him and love him until all he could do was love her back. And when they'd give her their hearts, with a satisfied grin, she'd leave with the memories and emotional win.
"Are you crazy?!" One once said watching it go on a shelf. "We used to be in love but really, you only loved yourself."
However, it was all in vain, to the woman love was just a task. After the warmth was extracted there was no need to keep on love's mask.
And in a jar his set, in between all the rest. Her assortment ever updating and barely perused, to one day remind her of the life she collected and the people she used.


Painting By Gary Jefferson; garyjefferson.com