Selfish

Missy H.
A poem written by someone I know

Possibly, it is selfish
to want something
that you can not have
so bad, you can feel it
Possibly, it is selfish
to want you're heart's desire
praying for it
and not always God's will
Possibly, it is selfish
to love, hoping
that you will be loved back
Possibly, it is selfish
and maybe,
it is not only selfish
but, human as well

Published by Missy H.

I turn 28 May 2012. Love my family and my friends. I'm the coolest aunt to the coolest eight year old boy ever. The coolest dog owner to the coolest lab/chow/collie mix ever. I am currently unemployed becaus...  View profile

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  • Jolynne M Hudnell11/10/2010

    This is wonderfully expressed, and how I relate!

  • Will Ross11/7/2010

    I dig how she reuses the "Possibly, it's selfish." It makes it flow very logically. Your friend is a good writer!

  • Michael Hollingsworth10/16/2010

    Lovely poem. Sometimes we pray for the things that will make us happy in life and forget to Thank God for giving us life so that we can enjoy life's things.

  • concerned7/4/2010

    It's okay to want what you can't have. It's not okay to be obsessed with it.

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