Looney Tune Mentality

The very moment it's offered
we accept it blindly, no questions asked.
Yet every time we give something away
there is almost always strings attached.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Dietrich Avatar
June 1, 2013 at 3:20 PM
you are so wise.
Hicks Avatar
June 3, 2013 at 11:49 PM
Thanks Andrea.
Buil Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 2:11 PM
So true, we sometimes just accept things blindly. Gotta love me some Daffy Duck!
Hicks Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 11:12 PM
Indeed! I love me some good ole fashioned slapstick... lol!
Lamoureux Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 7:55 AM
There is truth to that puddy cat!
Hicks Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 11:11 PM
Ooooh the classics... Tom and Jerry was a personal favorite of mine :)
Sivey Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 5:59 AM
This is so sadly true my friend, I believe we all have a tendency to do that in some way! I believe its human nature to do things like that, I understand the simplicity of the reasons but the complexity is too deep for me to fathom! I enjoyed your deep philosophical poem here my friend! I love a good poem that will make you think! You have written a masterful piece Timothy, Great Work!!
Hicks Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 9:27 PM
Thanks Russell! You brought up a good point... the reasons WHY we expect something in return, from a logical point of view, makes sense. But depending on where our hearts are at we won't be so concerned about the trade off.
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May 31, 2013 at 2:00 AM
It's called give and take Tim, sharing, guess that's what being human is all about. Can't believe you have never read 'If', this was the first grown up poem I was made to learn and recite. 'If you can keep your head when all about you, Are losing theirs', etc. Take care, Richard
Hicks Avatar
May 31, 2013 at 9:24 PM
I just read If... wow, what an insightful poem! I knew Rudyard Kipling wrote books, but I didn't know he also dabbled in poetry... very nice! I appreciate you liked my grook. Not necessarily trying to be pessimistic, but it is true lots of times... people giving something to you and expecting something in return...
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