i have been called arrogant
selfish
self centred
because i have uttered the words
"i am better than all of you"
out loud
i tell myself i am better than everyone
to make up for
the days
the weeks
the months
the years
when i told myself
"you are worse than all of them"
i say i am better than everyone
in preparation for
the days
the weeks
the months
the years
when i call myself the scum of the earth
so please
my confidence is as constant as the breeze
do not take it from me prematurely
let it die a death as surely as mine
and then let it rise
again one day
