I Wonder and I Know

I Wonder What Its like to Know True Love

Janet Roof
I wonder what it's like to know true friendship

The kind of pure heart and pure soul

Caring, sharing, supporting, defending

All for love and unselfish discharge

I wonder what its like to know true love

The kind of pure heart and pure soul

Adoring, fulfilling, accepting, respecting

All for completeness and the need to feel whole

I know what it's like to be all alone

With no one to love and be friends

Ignoring, rejecting, confining, reflecting

On promises broken and dreams with no end

I know what it's like to put it all out

And receive nothing back in return

To give of myself until nothing is left

But self loathing, uncertainty and little concern

I wonder and question, what it's all about

Will I ever be happy and not filled with doubt?

Are people that angry and so self absorbed

They use others and tally their actions rewards

If my life is not mine and my work is for them

Why is it I can't find true love or a friend?

Does everyone only take care of themselves?

Is hunger and sadness destined to stay off of the shelf?

Will the world ever see all the good it can be?

Or will it slowly be taken back by the sea

I would gladly give all, my life, and fall to my knees

If it meant that the human race would be seized

For the earth to take itself back

For the sun and the trees

For the little green bugs

For the giants in seas

For the cold and the clouds

For the birds and the fleas

I would gladly give all of myself

But only it if would please

Published by Janet Roof

Janet is a featured contributor in video productions, her unique time lapse video recipe tutorials have been featured and distributed through popular conglomerates. An advocate for domestic violence, Ms....  View profile

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  • David A. Reinstein, LCSW12/30/2009

    The more I wonder, the less sure I become about what I 'know.'

  • mayka1/20/2009

    Very moving!

  • Robert J. Gardiner1/3/2009

    Painful, transparent, and raw. It is uneasy to read, but that is its beauty.

  • Kristie Leong M.D.12/31/2008

    Somehow I missed reading this one the first time. I am just floored by your talent. This is beautiful!

  • Jeffry Greenberg12/28/2008

    I'm going to be totally serious for once, Janet. Not only can I totally relate to this, but it's an absolute masterpiece!

  • Loretta Snyder12/4/2008

    Simply beautiful. Very moving.

  • Emily Brierley11/28/2008

    Wow this is truly amazing!!

  • bw Frampton11/27/2008

    Janet, I really love this piece. A lot of heart and raw emotion seems to have gone into this. You have made me curious...I need to read more of your work. Again, very good!

  • Teresa Mahieu11/26/2008

    truly inspiring and thought provoking

  • Realtimer11/24/2008

    That's soo cut! Thanks for your wonderful insight!

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