Narcissism is not a word I have had occasion to use very much until recently. It would seem that a culture of rights without responsibilities has slowly been developing to the point where narcissism has slipped into our daily vocabulary. Whether it is a ‘right’ to own a gun or a ‘right to speak freely, usually with no consequence, both of these ‘rights’ come with a set of responsibilities that too many people are choosing to neglect. In a way that is a form of narcissism. A selfishness and disregard for others. We experience it on a daily basis with politics and even more so when traveling by air. We have all seen the YouTube videos of fights breaking out on planes because someone is doing something objectionable in front of a fellow passenger or a young woman thinks it is OK to perform yoga in the aisle. It is evident in our workplace and unfortunately in some instances our own home. To me it is something that is socially unacceptable, it should not be endorsed, certainly not encouraged and never tolerated.
Narcissism
The mirror has become
Her only friend
The only one that does not
Question her choices
She is beautiful in the eyes
Of this silent confidante
She is superior
To her contemporaries
Her love of self
Is her only love
She is incapable of caring
Enamored with her own image
But in her head
She is adored by many
She will draw you into her web
With compliments and her assured way
You are good for only one thing
To be used by her
A means to an end
She has no accountability
She is despised for her selfishness
Her obsession with herself
Is insufferable
Her arrogance unbearable
She will degrade you
And she will take no responsibility
Her actions are unconscionable
She will suck the energy from you
When things do not go her way
She will blame and cry if need be
She will never be sorry
She is addicted and narcissism is her drug
Christine Bolton