*pet peeves*

pet peeves
by me

*

too slow drivers
blocking the lane,
when pieces of lettuce
clog the drain,
*
interruptions when
I’m writing a poem,
when people wave ‘hi’
and I don’t even know’em,
*
when I’m a day late
for the big blowout sale,
when all that I get
is bills in the mail,
*
when my socks are all
saggy down by the toes,
when I can’t pick the booger
out of my nose,
*
when I wash my face daily
but the zits keep on coming,
when I’m trying to sleep
but there’s an incessant humming,
*
when the photographer snaps me
at the most unflattering angle,
when I condition my hair
but it’s still a frizz tangle,
*
when there’s plenty of Cheerios
but not enough milk,
when I invest time in a lover
who turns out a bilk,
*
when I get a wedgie
of gigantic proportions,
when I look in the mirror
and see a million distortions,
*
when I feel young at heart
but am too old in age,
when I have a bunch more to say
but run out of page.