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Giving
17 September, 2008
Author: Barbara Goodhew

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You say your giving is free,
Yes free in fee.

Strings are attached to your gifts.
Like obligation,guilt.

Money can't buy friendships or love.
Neither do gifts.

Always wondering am I liked for me.

Or are you liked for the gifts, you
pretend are

FREE

------- Author's Notes -------

I wrote this because I met a lady in my appt building who brings some kind of item everytime she sees me. I told her to stop giving me things, but it didn't stop, now I think I know why. She came to visit me and stayed for 4 hours and asked to use my phone.. how could I refuse after she gave me so many things I felt obligated, I hate being manipulated. Giving I thought comes out of love and respect.
Not out of what you use as a hold on someone.

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Comments on this poem/writing:

Bipedalguy (65.96.237.196) -- Wednesday, September 17 2008, 07:16 pm

Right on, Write on.

You always seem to get good solid human values into your writes.
Keep it up.
Bipe
barb (67.58.197.169) -- Wednesday, September 17 2008, 08:41 pm

thank-you Bip

I feel I'm so sceptical sometimes. But if I wait long enough Something happens to prove my sceptism was valid. thanks for reading. Like that song "Your true colours come shining through"
 
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