Am I Deserving

Am I deserving
Or am I not
Do I deserve to behappy or do I not
Or have I lost the plot

Once I start asking, how do I stop
And am I worthy of a place at the top
Or should I to the bottom drop

Are others more deserving of a slot
And how do I the difference spot
Are we all equally deserving or not

Should I plot another's downfall to get to the top
Or should I be grateful for what I have got
Even if I feel I deserve the lot

Am I deserving or am I not
Can you help me or not?
Or are you in the same spot

Could it be that the question is a load of rot?
And ask it we should not 
As it will lead us away from our friends a lot

So am I deserving of any slot
Sometimes yes and sometimes not
The only thing I can safely plot
Is helping others a lot.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 8/26/2016 9:18:00 AM
Now, did you use this for your mayoral campaign lol...great monorhyme David...god bless...^WW^
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David Smith
Date: 8/26/2016 11:04:00 PM
No but I have been using my poem on democracy
Date: 8/24/2016 4:32:00 AM
Before I hit the cot I will cast in my lot. Deserving doesn't come into it, just grace. Cheers for the great write David, enjoyed your thoughts.
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Old Man Emu
Date: 8/26/2016 2:48:00 PM
Congratulations on that David, trust it went well.
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David Smith
Date: 8/24/2016 5:57:00 AM
Thanks for that. Will go easy on you about rugby if you go easy on me when Australia thrash the black caps. and win the netball again. I think you need a Larkin type player for Wallabies. Just did radio interview around running for Mayor of Lower Hutt. Interviewer asked me to read my democracy poem Three gifts on air and it will be read at local library as part of Poetry week. Feel honoured. Thanks again for kind comments. David
Date: 8/23/2016 11:33:00 PM
Indeed, David, by giving, we receive happiness, whether our giving is appreciated or not. Fine write. Regards, Viv
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David Smith
Date: 8/24/2016 12:15:00 AM
Thanks Viv. thought I would put this one out there as food for thought. Small step from feeling we deserve something to sense of entitlement. Regards David.
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