Poetic Dreams - Other's Poems - Favors - 2 - by: Barbara Goodhew - submitted: 16 September 2002

If you do something for someone and they didn't come to you and ask.
Do it out of love , not for praise or as a task.

It's appreciated and nice .
Don't throw your good deed back in their face.

For some it is hard to accept things for free.
You think ok they offered so no strings attached.

But I'm learning there are always strings.
Now you feel obligated to do for them things.

And people wonder why when others do a good deed.
You want to pay.

NO STRINGS OR GUILT THAT WAY

Aldo (216.128.152.196) -- Wednesday, September 18 2002, 04:33 am

The Advantage
Some take an advantage of good deeds. What comes around goes around. Its what we think of our selves that makes the difference and not what others think. Nice Poem!!

barb (206.191.91.30) -- Wednesday, September 18 2002, 10:16 pm

Aldo
Glad you liked the poem.I never thought I'd be cynical but but since I've been disabled.Some of my friends take advantage give with one hand, take with the other. I'm learning thou Aldo thanks

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