He reaches his pudgy fingers into his greasy hair
Itching around with his overgrown fingernails.
He tries to keep his craving a secret,
But he doesn’t know that I am watching
When he feels that he has enough under his talons,
He excitedly examines the treasure that he acquired,
And rapidly munches on the scalp skin he found.
If you think I am kidding, I am sorry to say
I watched this boy eat what he picked off his oily head
Every. Single. Day.
Honestly,
I found it difficult picking a topic that remained school appropriate. So, I thought
I could write about something disgusting that happened during school. I thought back to a time where I wanted to vomit
sitting in Spanish 3 my junior year. Said boy, to my dismay, loved eating his
own scalp skin. Not only was his body odor enough to make me sick to my
stomach, but his greasy snack literally made me gag every single day. I believe that many of my descriptive word
choices enhance the grotesque scene, allowing the reader to gain an image of
what I went through every single day. Also, the fact that this event actually happened arouses discomfort. The
idea that that person sitting next to you could feast on their left over skin
left in their slimy hair. I believe this story not only arouses discomfort, but
arouses fear. The fear of witnessing this occurrence. The fear of watching this
boy devour his afternoon snack.
Your story reminds me vaguely of a little kid in my elementary school who used to pick his nose in class and eat his findings. Many of us have probably encountered a similar child in our lives. But the point that disturbs me the most about your experience remains the fact that the scalp eater attends high school. Should the boy not have a more matured sense of accepted public behavior than a second grader? I feel sick to my stomach too.
ReplyDeleteJust imagining a student in the desk next to me eat his dandruff disgusts me beyond belief. However, sometimes I feel surprise in the things people do when they think no one can see them. For example, like Kate I can think of multiple times I have seen the driver in the car next to me pick their nose or sniff their armpit. I suppose we all should practice more caution when eating our dandruff for the comfort of our peers.
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