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Sunday, March 21, 2010

DEMANDS

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I WANT

I made myself what I am
You cannot help but adore
Terms and conditions are mine
I want all you have, and more

I demand your loyalty
Your affection, your respect
In return for your kindness
…Nothing …What did you expect?

Give me your love; I’ll cheat you
Give me your money; it’s spent
Give me all your possessions
To squander is my intent

I only want it to say
‘Been there, done that, seen it all’
Then I just want the next thing
You live to answer my call

Only one thing left I want
I want it so much, I’d die
Without this thing I desire
…The answer to ‘Who am I?’

Once I have self-awareness
I’ll have everything, for sure
But when I own this knowledge
I won’t want it anymore
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25 comments:

  1. Old EggMarch 21, 2010 at 9:40 AM

    What a delightful piece. There are quite a few truths about all of us here.

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  2. Stan SkiMarch 21, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    Thanks Oldegg; And sometimes the truth is hard to accept.

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  3. Thomma LynMarch 21, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    An insightful piece about the ironies inherent to the human ego!

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  4. Ann (bunnygirl)March 21, 2010 at 12:52 PM

    Ah, sounds like my first husband. The degree to which we identify with this thinking makes the difference between human and monster.

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  5. Stan SkiMarch 21, 2010 at 2:28 PM

    Thanks to:
    Thomma; A little bit of it in everyone, I'm sure.
    Ann; The ability to self-assess is only the start of the process.

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  6. Americanising DesiMarch 21, 2010 at 4:28 PM

    I am delighted and very inspired :)

    Human Ego! sure I have been a spectator of that

    Blowing Demands in the Air

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  7. Stan SkiMarch 21, 2010 at 5:28 PM

    Thanks AD; Haven't we all...?

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  8. GigglesMarch 21, 2010 at 5:32 PM

    Very enjoyable... wise and inspirational!
    Thanks for sharing, good job!

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  9. Stan SkiMarch 21, 2010 at 5:34 PM

    Thanks Giggles; The truth can be painful.

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  10. Jae RoseMarch 21, 2010 at 5:47 PM

    Lovley last verse. Yes, sometimes the last thing you want to know is yourself! Jae

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  11. Stan SkiMarch 21, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    Thanks Jaerose; Not easy to acknowledge our own selfishness.

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  12. CarinaMarch 21, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    Lots of truth here. Demanding people are desperate in their own way.

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  13. Julie Jordan ScottMarch 21, 2010 at 10:45 PM

    Reminds me of my former beau and.... reminds me of myself and everyone else I know. (Let's be honest... )

    Enjoyed the tone here, especially....

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  14. Daily PanicMarch 21, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    i like the ending, how when what was sought was found and even then something was still missing.

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  15. George S BattyMarch 22, 2010 at 1:28 AM

    well said..interesting take

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  16. LilibethMarch 22, 2010 at 4:21 AM

    Yes. To the demanding person, nothing is enough. Show them themselves and they won't accept it...surely there is something more noble, more amazingly intelligent. They can't live with who they are...really.

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  17. Stan SkiMarch 22, 2010 at 6:39 AM

    Thanks to:
    Carina; A cry for help?
    Julie; Reminds me of me and people I know too.
    Daily Panic; Missing, or just unwelcome...?
    SGB; We have to give as well as take.
    Lilibeth; So they hide behind their selfishness.

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  18. TitaxyMarch 22, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    What amazing lines. Neatly done

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  19. Stan SkiMarch 23, 2010 at 5:53 AM

    Thanks Titaxy; That's the way it often goes.

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  20. Dee MartinMarch 23, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    we want what we want and then we are never satisfied are we? so true of humanity..

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  21. Stan SkiMarch 23, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    Thanks Dee; It's never enough.
    Thanks for joining the gang.

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  22. linda mayMarch 24, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    Do you know my sister? Sounds like you do.

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  23. Stan SkiMarch 25, 2010 at 4:53 AM

    Thanks Linda; Are women like this too...?

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  24. totomaiMarch 27, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    i kept on reading the first stanza. i think i have been on that stage at some point in my life...

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  25. Stan SkiMarch 28, 2010 at 5:42 AM

    Thanks Totomai; Pride can sometimes give us a Superiority Complex.

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