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Selfish Request

Please receive these bits of me, the bits that he's passed over; I have given him my life, it's my poetry and passion that he hasn't got a yen for.

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Amanda Mawu

Date: 3/28/2017 1:50:00 PM

the need for acceptance and love....selfish indeed...necessary and beautiful.

Sofia Ra

Date: 3/21/2017 2:56:00 PM

I can feel the pain in this poem which speaks volumes. I have been there myself. Beautiful Maureen.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/21/2017 4:10:00 PM

Oooh that sucks! ;) I'm glad that statement was past tense.

B. Joseph Fitzsimons

Date: 3/12/2017 12:56:00 PM

I have a yen for this!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/21/2017 4:08:00 PM

Xs & Os!

Agona Apell

Date: 3/12/2017 6:53:00 AM

Surely those bits will never go begging. Sweet piece!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/12/2017 8:12:00 AM

Not anymore, no ;) cheers dear!

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 3/12/2017 6:45:00 AM

So much said in so few wonderful words. I trust this is fictional, as our passions can be the best of all of us.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/12/2017 8:10:00 AM

Sadly no, this was true, and why regret only flows as far as the pain caused with the breakup. My passions are much appreciated now ;)

Rico Leffanta

Date: 3/10/2017 7:49:00 PM

Funny you should mention Hitler and Trump in the same sentence, as this morning I wondered if Trump could possibly be Hitler reincarnated? Differing passions are certainly food for thought! Aloha!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/11/2017 6:23:00 PM

I want to lol, but seems more fitting to wail and moan ;) Aloha Rico!

Ilene Bauer

Date: 3/10/2017 4:48:00 PM

fortunately, you have people who do, maureen!

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/10/2017 10:52:00 PM

Thanks Ilene, I am so tickled and blessed to have found the soup xomo

Frederic Parker

Date: 3/10/2017 2:55:00 PM

There sometimes is a loneliness when a poet writes, and none may enter until the poem is finished

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/10/2017 3:40:00 PM

Um, I think you should post that as monoku, that is beautiful Frederic ;)

Chris Green

Date: 3/10/2017 1:59:00 PM

Hey, we are always willing to take in your poetry my friend. His loss, our gain. :)

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/10/2017 2:03:00 PM

Aww thanks Chris :D

Mbizo Chirasha

Date: 3/10/2017 1:34:00 PM

I like your word economist , you are a verse economist.

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 3/10/2017 10:37:00 PM

Thank you Mbizo ;)