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marcia! marcia! marcia!

by Nanette Bellman

 

i'm not sure when
the Jan Brady syndrome
turned cancerous in my brain
because i'm so far from her
and this other girl is so far from Marcia,
our roles should be reversed.
 
i guess this feeling comes
from always being second best,
the first loser,
on the back burner, whatever.
 
i decided that Brett Favre-ing
a football into her nose
just wouldn't suffice my urges
but grinding up 3 muscle relaxers
and a hand full of pain killers
and putting them in her lasagna
is a start.
 
because after her coma starts to set in
i'll take a pillow to her face
and slowly suffocate her
knowing she can't fight back.
 
and in the morning
when the police question me
i'll tell them the truth,
i was at Rooney's all night
playing Wii,
writing,
and eating lasgana.
 
and we're just fine.

03/07/2009

Author's Note: forget arsenic and old lace.

Posted on 03/07/2009
Copyright © 2026 Nanette Bellman

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Johnny Crimson on 03/07/09 at 07:20 PM

All I can say is Indeed! :) Don't slaughter me for my minimal comments.

Posted by Shonda Chrissonberry on 03/07/09 at 11:34 PM

I love you Nann....did you know that? ;)

Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/09/09 at 08:05 PM

lOL- I was never jealous of my sister and....I ALWAYS liked Jan better than Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!

Posted by Sandy M. Humphrey on 03/10/09 at 01:19 PM

I don't think this is about a sister but a rival for someone else's attention...I like the pop culture usage it modernizes the poem. Good luck with the rivalry and Jan was prettier and sweeter so you might just need to feel it not act on it. smh

Posted by Quinlan L Gibson on 03/10/09 at 08:52 PM

This carries such a harsh honesty it commands respect. This is a beautifully courageous piece Nan and I LOVE it!

Posted by Maude Curtis on 03/11/09 at 01:36 AM

how funny. I too hated Marsha,Marsha,Marsha

Posted by Laurie Blum on 03/11/09 at 04:45 PM

This brought a smile to my face!

Posted by Frankie Sanchez on 03/12/09 at 05:06 PM

you are brutally honest and a bit sinister and i absolutely love it. i just got lost in your library -- and i'm supposed to be working. thank you!

Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 03/13/09 at 03:08 AM

I don't know the movie everyone's talking about, but I know the 

"always being second best,
the first loser,
on the back burner, whatever"
deal.
And how could I not love the curdling ending?!
Posted by Ken Harnisch on 03/13/09 at 04:15 PM

Secret crush number #17...Marsha Brady...played by either Ms McCormack or Christine Taylor..who by the way looks so much like Maureen Mac that they could be clones..how could i not read this poem with a smile?

Posted by Steven Kenworthy on 03/14/09 at 05:53 AM

fun, excellent, imaginative...bellman 110%

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 03/14/09 at 03:03 PM

Reinforces the concept that some murderers are among the best poets. So much going on in that mind, though nowadays it's hard to commit the perfect crime, with police forensics being what they are today. Highly entertaining though, and what you're doing is acting as well as writing, playing the role...worthy of an academy award IMHO.

Posted by V. Blake on 12/13/09 at 07:43 PM

Comment #500 for this awesome poem.

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