The Claws Of The Narcissist



Narcissism is becoming more frequently known
A dysfunctional prefrontal cortex as science has shown

 The self objectivity is absent you see
And they are null and void of any empathy

They exploit and coerce with triangulation
And engage in emotional indoctrination

They have fantasies of unlimited success
While keeping their targets in constant duress

On top of the world in their delusional state
Manipulating others is clearly their fate

They will devalue you amongst your friends
From their relentless spite, there is no end

They expect all praise and admiration
As they indulge in their targets humiliation

They will over idealize with all their intent
With no introspection in a mind well bent

The narcissist does not make any mistakes
And in their exploits there are no brakes

There is no light in the mind of a narcissist
Just arrogance and haughtiness amidst a self serving bliss

They exert circular reasoning and their gas lighting
And straw man fallacy partners with the belittling

They engage word salad in a manipulative tone
And recruit flying monkeys to keep their targets alone

So pompous, entitled, and grandiose,
But that is what the public wants to see

Control is destiny in their insecure mind
To your right and your left, you’ll find like kind

Their charm and charisma will mesmerize all
But failure’s fear can make them fall

And in the prefrontal cortex that science now knows
Are the claws of a narcissist that continue to glow

About this poem

This poem is my attempt in helping others to familiarize themselves with the characteristic traits of narcissism through poetry. I believe these characteristic traits, or patterns of behaviors, can be in large groupings of people, such as countries. This can result in genocides and ethnic cleansings. Generally speaking, narcissistic traits stay with people their entire lives, which means there are no troughs in the graph of narcissism, just ever increasing peaks that correspond to our population expansion.  

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Written on April 12, 2023

Submitted by Craigdna on November 10, 2023

Modified by Craigdna on November 11, 2023

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Scheme AA BB CC DD EE XX CC FF GG XX HH AA XB II JJ XX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 1,469
Words 260
Stanzas 16
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Craig Childers

I do landscaping, labor, and bookkeepinig for a living, and I enjoy researching, reading, music, poetry, writing, and creating projects to work on to engage myself. more…

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