hung below
his wobbly knee.
Narcissus was not shy
and just had to be
free.
One eyeball looked north
and the other one
south.
He took great pride
in his drooping
bass fish mouth.
Birds would stop singing
and flowers
did wilt.
Upon his reputation
Mother Nature
was not built
but Narcissus was a visionary
and his own
best friend
by creating the 'selfie'
with a polarizing
trend.
He left the solitude
of the pond reflection
far behind
and embraced
modern technology
to become one of a kind.
Conceited
and self-absorbed
is no way to be
although Narcissus
was blinded
to what he could see.
Beauty,
as we all know,
is a subjective curse
and believe it or not
many others have looked
worse.
So if you gaze into the mirror
and feel that you can't
compete
just think of poor Narcissus
with his chin
on his feet!
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