I am in a tremendous huff -
Really, really bad.
It isn't any ordinary huff -
It's one of the best I've had.
I plan to keep it up for a month
Or maybe for a year
And you needn't think you can make me smile
Or talk to you. No fear.
I can do without you and her and them -
Too late to make amends.
I'll think deep thoughts on my own for a while,
Then find some better friends.
They'll be wise and kind and good
And bright enough to see
That they should behave with proper respect
Towards somebody like me.
I do love being in a huff -
Cold fury is so heady.
I've been like this for half an hour
And I feel better already.
Perhaps I'll give them another chance,
Now I'm feeling stronger,
But they'd better watch out - my next big huff
Could last much, much, much longer.
By
Wendy Cope