PostPoems Be Artistic. Be Creative. Be Inspired!

in an attempt to save one

I only seem to sacrifice another

something of which can't always be helped

or so said my mother

yet, how can I convince myself to believe

that I'm doing even a little good

if all I ever get for my efforts is someone saying

she did what she could

which was never quite enough

boy can life ever be indignant and rough

and its lessons far tougher than most

up until a few years ago on my selflessness I would

regale and blatantly boast

but not so now

I've learned not to place the horse behind the

plow

I've taken extreme measures to straighten my curves

take on added responsibility

be the adult I am and enjoy all the perks such an adulthood offers

as well as deserves..............

( written Jan. 19,1993 am)