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No Longer Asking

I asked for honesty
.........I got filled with lies
I asked for genuine
 .......I got a guy with a disguise
I asked for consideration
........I got deliberately ignored
I asked to be prioritized 
........I got my ego floored
I asked for laughter
........I got eyes full of tears
I asked for a good listener
........I got a guy with deaf ears
I asked for happiness
........I got my hopes dashed
I asked for love
........I got my heart slashed
I asked for a gentleman
........I got a player instead
I asked for maybe too much
........I got in way over my head

So I'm no longer asking
........for actions speak louder than words.

Copyright © Cecilia Macfarlane | Year Posted 2013

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Dan Kearley Date: 6/18/2013 5:14:00 PM So sad Cecilia, :o( I do hope things will work out for you? Very nice write though. :o) Login to Reply

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri Date: 6/6/2013 8:51:00 AM Oh cecilia so nice to read u again, dis was a fabulous poem, reminds me of a song 'be careful what u wish for', fun to read dis poem. Do read mine too. Fondest regards:) Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 6/5/2013 10:43:00 PM Cecilia, how are you doing lately? Sure would like to see some new poems from you! Login to Reply

Eileen Manassian Date: 6/3/2013 9:34:00 PM Wow...I can relate to some of those lines so well...very powerful write, Cecilia...thanks for sharing. Login to Reply

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl Date: 6/3/2013 10:28:00 AM I like this oe, very clever and well done xx Login to Reply

Abdulhafeez Oyewole Date: 5/29/2013 1:56:00 PM I like this piece so much. Cos it's a two hedge sword i.e the message can be interchanged. Congrats on your win. Well done. AO Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 5/28/2013 8:56:00 PM Cecilia. Congratulations, with your awesome poem. Goodnight~LINDA Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/27/2013 1:57:00 PM Hi Cecilia You may have to send your soup mail again, it seems it never made it to me. Login to Reply

Timothy Hicks Date: 5/27/2013 9:49:00 AM Well said, my friend, well said! Sometimes you can't just be nice and casual on things... as the old saying goes, "if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself"... sounds like sound advice to me... great work! Login to Reply

Poet Destroyer A Date: 5/27/2013 8:55:00 AM wow Cecilia, the story of my life... i ask for honesty, and get lies... i don't think i will ask much longer myself.... nice poem. take care ~PD Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/26/2013 3:31:00 PM I really liked this. I think it's like a list poem. A cool kind of form that I used with my ESL students once. Also I loved how in the end you were supporting that favorite phrase of mine: Actions speak louder than words. Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 5/25/2013 11:33:00 AM - So true .... a poem that I really liked Cecilia. - Well done! - Have a great weekend. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply

Richard Lamoureux Date: 5/24/2013 5:00:00 PM Sounds very frustrating. I hope you find the one who treats you the way you deserve to be treated. You deserve the best. Login to Reply

Poet Tacito Date: 5/24/2013 11:14:00 AM Expectations are the enemy, especially in a relationship. Granted, there should be things that should ALREADY be there (IE: respect, love, care, for each other, etc). But, some people don't always make it so easy. These are the people we need to do without. May your heart only go up from here. Solid piece! Login to Reply