Bantam

Bantam

One would assume you named yourself-
you are the Best, after all.

And it’s not the weight of your words
so much as the sheer volume of them;

page after page of scrawl,
angst and arrogance.

I have learned a lot from you,
of my own weakness

more than your greatness,
but we take the lessons where we can.

Swaggering, saggy pants, spiky hair;
you are the bantam

Alike in shape and form,
but you’ll never be the rooster.


Authors note: Nothing like a little friendly poetic rivalry. I used to day dream that we'd be side by side in future text books- This guy was such a SUPER talented poet and most of the rivalry was completely one sided (on my part) but I hated how COCKY he was... so this was a play on that.)

Comments/ Critique welcomed!