Natalie Shapero, “Good Description,” In Popular Longing

Lord I am such a narcissist—I couldn’t
even give a good
description, having been thinking only
of myself and what
in my body was breaking and how unmendable
the break, thinking only of
myself and with what archaic charge
was I complying, crying over and over NO,
as though to reduce confusion
as to whether I’d given permission,
when nobody, for that, would give
permission—I mean only
a true narcissist would expect to be faithfully
obeyed, and Lord I
am such a narcissist—I think I am so
charming, so kittenish and cultured,
uproarious at parties,
enlivening conversations with my extensive
knowledge of strangling,
how pressure around a person’s neck
will cause a contact lens to dislodge from the iris,
making it hard to see, but that’s not funny,
not funny to anyone
except the company that slices
and sells the lenses—they never turn down
a chance to sell replacements,
so at least somebody’s
smiling, cozying up with a cup of cream
of potato, flipping on the money
channel, watching that arrow soar—

Natalie Shapero, “Good Description,” in Popular Longing

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