Stupid Kid

[Doreen Peri]

His ego was so inflated,
he had to carry it around in one of those large
dark green plastic garbage bags.

Sometimes he exhaled enough
hot air to make it take off.
Two thousand feet high.
Oh me oh my.

People would warn him of
global warming and encourage him
to use biodegradable paper instead.

But he laughed and said,
"No! I'll never dispose of it.
It's bigger than my head."

One day I watched his skull explode.
It was a sight to behold.
That's a lousy rhyme but it will do.
Hope none of it got on you.

Itty bitty brain bits in the bushes
and yard. Trying to clean it up was hard.

We had to call the Self-Importance Police.
They brought in their sniffysniff dogs.
It was a bow-wow banquet.
Mangy mutts were hogs.
Ate it all.

Poor non-recyclable Leaf Bag Ego Boy.
Warning to moms about inappropriate toys.

Next day the headlines read,
"Stupid kid puts plastic bag on his head."
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dp.07/09/08

[judih]

sounds like a modern day stupid kid!

[theirishsea]

Love the surprise ending.

The only person I know with such an ego---besides some professional athletes---is the guy who is running this country into the ground. Don't want to get political but anytime inflated ego is mentioned a balloon with that guy's head pops up.

Your poem is witty and a lot of clever phrasing and "explode" and "behold" sound right to me, plus it set up the following two lines.

[Doreen Peri]

It was funny because yesterday on Facebook someone posted that he expected Trump's head to explode after the Democrats take over the House. It reminded me of this poem I wrote in 2008 about an egotist whose head explodes so I searched for it and posted it.

Thanks, judih and Dan.

[mnaz]

Awesome, Doreen.

[MrGuilty]

I thought the poem was about me.
no shit.

I loved the poem, thank you —

[Doreen Peri]

Thanks, Mark!

Jack ... LOL .. no it wasn't about you... You have a big ego? Really? Hmm.. I had no idea. Glad you liked the poem.

[stilltrucking]

What is the difference between vanity and ego?
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-diffe ... ty-and-ego

my ego won't lego my vanity

I was thinking about how much impact the stuff in my trashcan will have on the environment. And I felt guilty