John's poems of...LIFE - LIVING &LOVE...JDJ

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Im always putting others, before myself--FIRST
then it hurts when they treat me the--WORST

They all forget, about all that i have for them, done, and still continue to--DO
when they talk back to me, with a lack of respect, --TOO

Instead of lashing --at--them--OUT
here i am, and am a eriting a poem, of it--ABOUT

If one acts instantaneously, exactly, precisely just how, they--FEEL
you would lash out and attack, another, breaking their monentum, and --WHEEL

Before, especially as a MARINE, if something came unraveled, yiu would cut it before it got all uncontrollably messed up, dangerous, and --TANGLED
if any wrong or way was out of pkace, in a heart beat, you ut it to rest, direct, up front and --BOLD

But, now as im retired, and older
i let things settle more, and am much more tolerant, and patient as things that do- OCCUR

That does not mean, thingsthat are done to me wrong, that im going to let go and --FORGET
when those who did me harm, and wrong, no longehere my words aloud, they know and understand what they did, and its their--REGRET

Because, i have no limitson wgat for another i will, reach out and --DO
until, they hurt harm, hinder me, and then i out restrictions, and a tine linit, of just wgat going forward i am gonna still,choose to --DO--TOO

Im always putting others, before myself firstand foremost
and it bothers me when, i am attacked, and put in the oven to roast, making me feel as unwanted burnt toast

For every other, i will do my very best
for myself, i need little and less

But when i feel taken for grabted, and not appreciated, at all
then it makes me stop, pause and stall

By john d jungers
18th of october 2016


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