Michael Pruchnicki - A Vain Man

The guy smiles and turns verbal somersaults.
He never says outright what rankles him most
about those others free of his self-delusion!

Instead he attributes his failures to them;
his resume bears witness to his pride
in self-serving accomplishments.

His rhetoric is rambling and confused,
more rant than reasoned thought
as he attacks with hysterical venom!

Michael Pruchnicki

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