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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 writing, a poem, of it--ABOUT
If one acts instantaneously, exactly, precisely --just how, they--FEEL
you would lash out and attack, another, breaking their momentum, and --WHEEL
Before, especially as a MARINE, if something came unraveled, I would cut it before it got all uncontrollably-- messed up, dangerous,-- and --TANGLED
if any wrong or way was out of step, play, and place, in a heart beat, you cut-- it --put--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, things that , are done to me wrong, that im going to let go and --FORGET
when those who did me harm, and wrong, they, no longer hear, my words aloud, they know and understand what they did, and its their--REGRET
Because, i have no limits on, what for another i will, reach out and --DO
until, they hurt harm, hinder me, and then i put--restrictions, --and --a --time --limit, of just what going forward i am gonna still,choose to --DO--TOO
Im always putting others, before myself first and 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 granted, and not appreciated, at all
then it makes me stop, pause and stall
By john d jungers
18th of october 2016
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 writing, a poem, of it--ABOUT
If one acts instantaneously, exactly, precisely --just how, they--FEEL
you would lash out and attack, another, breaking their momentum, and --WHEEL
Before, especially as a MARINE, if something came unraveled, I would cut it before it got all uncontrollably-- messed up, dangerous,-- and --TANGLED
if any wrong or way was out of step, play, and place, in a heart beat, you cut-- it --put--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, things that , are done to me wrong, that im going to let go and --FORGET
when those who did me harm, and wrong, they, no longer hear, my words aloud, they know and understand what they did, and its their--REGRET
Because, i have no limits on, what for another i will, reach out and --DO
until, they hurt harm, hinder me, and then i put--restrictions, --and --a --time --limit, of just what going forward i am gonna still,choose to --DO--TOO
Im always putting others, before myself first and 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 granted, 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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Im --always --putting --others-- before-- myself,--FIRST
Im --always --putting --others-- before-- myself,--FIRST