He (or She) who shares the most
Shall be praised as the host of hosts
Those who share over, above and beyond
Will be sung as heroes in the song of songs
If money was slippery and runny
And not rightfully labelled the wrong of wrongs
Give honey instead of paper or coin bits
Give poo if that is all that will do
For everyone to get a clue
Let go of the green goblin that eats us alive
Empty our pockets of all government goo
That's been stuck there for centuries
Trapping our bodies, minds and souls
Like flies in invisible glue
Weed all laugh that once there was thought
Peoples with halves and have nots
Giggle at hording what everyone's got
Freed from greed when no ones in need
When codependency on money is gone
When everyone shares, everyone cares
Everyone everywhere stops
Locking their doors anymore
Ony then,
Will there be no more need
For lawyers or laws
Applauding because
Enlightenment's come to us all
Ha!
Safety used to feel like fixed,
Problems resolved,
Beaming hearts,
Innocent perspectives.
Safety used to feel like man,
Weight lifted,
Body desired,
Lust and codependency.
Safety used to feel like promises,
Expectations expected,
Attachment again,
Connection in small blips.
Safety used to feel like convenience,
Easy access,
Self abandonment,
Distress or over comfortable.
Safety now feels like generate,
Warmth unlimited,
Current generated,
Fluidity Channelled.
Safety now feels like help,
Resources shared,
Ways respected,
Mind open to difference.
Safety now feels like Faith,
Hope driven,
United uniqueness,
Hearing without speaking.
Safety now feels like stay,
Stand together,
Patience imperative,
"We will work this out."
I don't mind the counting
The big items that are easy to see
But it's the tiny little buttons
That gets the best of me
I know that taking inventory
Is necessary every now and again
Seeing what you got on the shelf
And what others require for you to bring in
I run a tight ship shape shop
Very aware of what others desire
It may be my building
But you'll never see me playing with fire
No I don't take to snooping
In the business of others
I've got enough to get on with
Taking care of the unmet needs of mothers
...searching for safety
Written by Trudy Schrader on 07-30-2026
Note: Codependency sits on need
My heart was crying out
And blood has poured over
I've invested so much in us
And now I'm the wounded soldier
I am over it all and I'm no longer trying
Now you are alone and the only one crying
I've decided hearts divided was the best recommendation
My best choice was for me to be my own representation
I realized that you realized, I was the only one for you
But it was too late
Your heart had already denied the truth
I tried and tried
But now my happiness beared the proof
We had no way to know what the future held
But it was no longer holding us together
Instead we were separate birds with two different sets of feathers
Not even the same breed anymore
So your love is no longer what I needed to soar
No codependency
You are you and I am me
You always wanted to be free
And now you have been freed.
You were to love us
Cherish and help us grow
To have and to hold us
But all we have is anchor of lies
Floating among gloomy skies
It’s weight soon to give.
I was once bound by chains
Bruised wrist, unseen battle scars.
I smelled and breathed freedom
But got lost in your sea of promises.
Rope burns these wrist you once held
So gently.
Didn’t know codependency was
A curse from your narcissism
…mother why am I tied to your lies…
I want to write to you the endless paragraphs I dream about sending you,
Then shut the door behind and never look back but what good will it bring?
You’re too good for me, and I hate that.
I’m fragile, and clingy,
One wrong move and i’ll crumble.
I hate you, I love you,
I wish you knew how much you hurt me at times.
You don’t know it, and you don’t mean it I’m just blaming you too much.
I need to stop, I need to limit us,
So now I’m going to keep you at arm’s length now,
No more and no more.
I need you to need me,
So I can be happy.
I just want to help,
Let me love you,
Let me care for you.
Please,
Don't hate me.
I just want to make you happy.
I’ll be yours for as long as you'll have me.
Forever, infinity,
You’ll be my always,
For as short as that may be.
I’ll be your dime piece
For as long as you’ll love me.
I promise,
I can make you happy.
No, please don’t leave me,
It’ll probably kill me,
Knowing my help wasn’t what you needed.
That ruins me,
I’m so sorry.
I’m sorry I wasn’t enough
To make you happy,
To make you love me.
I loved you with all I had
And you STILL hurt me.
I thought unconditional wouldn’t hurt me,
But, codependency has me by the throat,
In a choke hold.
You’re my forever.
I thought,
As I put you on that pedestal.
Little did I know that would
Completely destroy me
And belittle the happiness within me.
Her logic binds with golden ties and strands of silken thought
her elocution sparkles, it's a skill she has been taught.
Her lies are better than the truth, a drug that dulls defenses,
And I give up my reason to explosions of the senses.
Why, oh why, has she decided she should be my muse?
A toy of easily molded clay detained for her abuse.
Her eyes are fire, hold her gaze, you do it at your peril.
it only takes a glance to see how wild she is, quite feral.
Deceit is taught in many forms and she deploys them all
walk the line, a slackened rope, and teeter 'fore the fall.
Why have I been cursed you ask, and I can hardly say.
The truth is that I wouldn't want it any other way.
A difference between co-dependent feel-good rallies
and interdependent revolutions
is also the difference
between Negative LoseLose bipolarity
and Positive WinWin Energy,
dipolar co-arising.
CoDependency is a double-binding
tolerance of addictive mendacity
sharing common grounds of fear and anger and, eventually, hate
with corresponding lack of freedom's non-violent gratitude
further imprisoning future LoseLose lack of love relationship,
co-listening
co-empathy
eco-listening
golden rule hearing
golden invitation speaking
WinWin fullness of integrity,
multicultural interdependency,
our own secular and sacred Original Intent
as we each continue to emerge
from healthy-wealth
of matriarchal co-operative incubating wombs
mentoring interdependent democratic maturity.
A codependent rally
is not the advertised interdependent revolution.
Looking out the window
The skies look gloomy
Feeling empty inside
Screaming out in silence
Unhappy with this companion
Felt like I bare you in this world
Your presence feel like labor pains
Leaning on me, I need an epidural shot
Your complaining bring another contraction
Your conversation burn a hole in thoughts
Depending on me make me feel wanted
But, it's too late you think I'm your mother
You no longer look at me as your lady
I let this codependency go on to long
Pray you don't walk out on me
depend on me
I have always wondered if I can be loyal to a fault,
Can pure devotion somehow bring a relationship to a halt?
I’ve noticed in my life friends can’t accept my faithfulness,
For it scares them far away as they run and simply digress.
I breath with codependency as my kindness pushes them away,
I get too attached and they get annoyed and finally stray.
But my fidelity with my hubby has always been in my life,
We are two bodies sharing one soul, for I am his loyal wife.
Commitment to his devotedness has always been a priority,
I concentrate on our trust and honor in utmost majority.
Our piety has grown deeper over the last twenty years,
Yes, there has been much honesty, but also many tears.
The benevolence I carry keeps me alive forever and a day,
And the true steady of my dedication will always stay.
I’ve always wondered if I can be loyal to a fault,
Now I know that I should embrace my reliability and exalt.
~Date Written: April 20, 2016~
For the Contest, Loyalty, Sponsor, Broken Wings
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