Love me do (Incendiary)

Love me do (Incendiary!) (12th June 2009, 11.36pm)

Just give me some praise, my dear sycophants,
flatter my ego and my wordy rants;
just tell me I’m good, I’ll go away satisfied,
reserving the right to hate being criticised;

I’ll hold up my pride, a flag of resolve,
wave it at critics, to show them I’m bold…
you see, I want to improve, but lack self-esteem,
scribbling out my rhymes, while pretending to dream;

I’m not so well-read, yet think I know best,
seeking the allies in which to invest;
I can’t tell the difference between their, there and they’re;
when they point it out, it seems so bloody unfair!

What’s wrong with my words? I wish they’d explain
and yet when they do, I go up in flame;
come all ye grammarless, come read and adore me,
I’ll gun down the cynics that try to reform me;

read out these words in the dark of your rooms,
weep at the keyboard; my genius looms,
and before you dare to offer me your advice,
I suggest you take care to write praise like ‘that’s nice’.

I won’t be told and I won’t be advised;
I’ll overreact and feel justified;
I’ll gather around me my ego-stroking crowd
and denounce anyone who dares offer their help.

Jennifer Pickup