2/4/09
11:37 am
11:37 am
I have a new vice
Toothpicks
They taste like orange
or sometimes mint
depending on the day
But no matter the flavor
they always keep me entertained
"You really are southern, aren't you?"
someone asks me
with a hint of disdain
souring the tip of their tongue
And I cringe
Because this North Eastern world
does not understand
the pride that I take in the words
"The South"
But I thank them for the compliment
Because, honestly
I would rather them think me a hick
than fit in to their New England
liberal-as-fuck
stereotype anyway
Toothpicks
They taste like orange
or sometimes mint
depending on the day
But no matter the flavor
they always keep me entertained
"You really are southern, aren't you?"
someone asks me
with a hint of disdain
souring the tip of their tongue
And I cringe
Because this North Eastern world
does not understand
the pride that I take in the words
"The South"
But I thank them for the compliment
Because, honestly
I would rather them think me a hick
than fit in to their New England
liberal-as-fuck
stereotype anyway
have a new vice
ReplyDeleteToothpicks
They taste like orange
or sometimes mint
depending on the day
But no matter the flavor
they always keep me entertained
"You really are southern, aren't you?"
someone asks me
with a hint of disdain
souring the tip of their tongue
And I cringe
Because this North Eastern world
does not understand
the pride that I take in the words
"The South"
But I thank them for the compliment
Because, honestly
I would rather them think me a hick
than fit in to their New England
liberal-as-fuck
stereotype anyway