the cat and mouse

occasionally

a side of you comes out

that you're not proud of.

it's this

sarcastic passive aggressive

side

that you use when

someone gets under your skin,

one of those

know it alls,

someone who

thinks they're all that

and a bag of chips,

(is that saying still in?)

the adult way to deal

with these people

would be to just go no

contact, or say nothing and

be on your way.

but noooo. i have to sling

some arrows.

make sly

comments that can be taken

any which way.

double entendre,

clever

stabs at an easy prey.

i feel like a cat playing with

a mouse after awhile

and the fun gets old,

so i finally stop. i'm not

happy about that side

of me, it's very juvenile,

and sick on some level,

but honest. really, truly,

i'm working on it, despite

today.