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i don't like nice people
by Emily Davidsoni don't like "nice" people.
i don't like the way they're always
smiling, nodding their heads,
making all that
eye contact
i don't like the way they
ask how i am, or
ask how they can help,
in an effort to make me feel
significant
because what it comes down to is
they just want to be loved
by every soul they encounter
and the words and the comfort
are not genuine
i'd prefer an honest critic. 04/16/2007 Author's Note: i have always felt this way. then i fell into the trap of a "nice" person and solidified my theories.
[PS: i would love to be proved wrong.]
Posted on 04/16/2007
Copyright © 2025 Emily Davidson
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 04/16/07 at 08:21 PM LOL! this rocks! i'm a nice person who doesn't like ineffectual nice people. be nice, but be responsible for your own life 'cause it ain't my problem, babe. |
| Posted by Richard Vince on 04/16/07 at 10:14 PM mm. thought provoking. i sincerely hope that when i try to be nice to people i do it for the right reasons, but i don't think i'll ever really know. it's certainly better than spreading unhappiness through being unnecessarily uncivil though. |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 12/02/08 at 04:32 PM Well, it's not necessarily poetry, but the material is appetisingly cynical *smiles, nods*
Oh how I hate myself... |
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