I could afford to laugh it off
it was only dirt being dished
and I’d heard it all before
my lips were sealed
so my hands were clean
but she had her snout in deep
and was up to her ears in shit
she ought to get herself a read
drop the plastic facsimile
of injured humanity
and learn how to dig deep
for something more substantial
than gaining friends and influence
through her poisonous inquisition
I’ll take no lessons
from some menopausal midlife crisis
and her alky reject fancy man
I could see it in their eyes
no fucking empathy
they see only meat
and they left me feeling raw
down at the bloody end
of their killing floor
.