You’d think giving is enriching and nourishing for the soul
Not for heroic self-gain, but just for helping others out in the world
To give some tiny drops of kindness
In an often chilling world of emotional blindness
But a warm, giving heart is exposed like a child
Who steps onto a busy road, with cars screaming by wild
Mown down by takers, snatching from the hand with zero thought
Their shocking complacency about time, effort and anything bought
And slowly grows the feeling of being taken for granted
Seeds of injustice shooting, not long having been planted
You tell the judge you don’t want glory, but do want respect
For you gave everything kindly, optionally, with their needs so squarely met
But a hammer blow doesn’t rid the world of this weed
That’s knarly and quick spreading, fed by twisted motivation and greed
The road to epiphany can be a sad, torrid journey to make
So I tell you - seriously think twice before entering give and take
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Jeremy Leach (
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A poignant write that giving can and is often taken advantage of, most of the time out of pure greed, nicely expressed and written
Thanks for your kind words.
You are very welcome
A point poetically made but the point is not so much the benefit of the receiver but that of the giver. A most lovely write with which I can identify
Thanks. Sometimes life events push me to write.
The problem with give and take is the taking… I think we as a race need to learn in gracious receiving. But that’s just me 🕊🙏🏻
It's me too. Some bad apples can ruin the whole basket.
In the farm, I've actually seen whole baskets go off because of a few rotten items of produce. A very clear and stinky image...🙏🏻🕊️
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