Gall

some see hutzpah
pre-Kintsugi
in a bull razed china shop
they would like to
burn the bridges
before they’re even crossed

confidence born
in fear grows up
cartoonish arrogance

moustache twirling
tied-up damsels
their way to conjure brass
where they see handsome
in the mirror
the world sees only crass

(Poetry Scales 116 )