THINKING

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU THINK

WHEN YOU MEET SOMEONE NEW?

DO THEY LIKE ME, DO THEY NOT? DO THEY THINK

THAT I AM ALL RIGHT, AND GOOD LOOKING, TOO?

HOW MUCH WE DO WANT TO BE LIKED AND LOVED,

HOW MUCH WE DO WANT TO BE PRAISED, TOO.

HOW MUCH WE DO WANT TO BE ADMIRED

BY EVERYONE, EVEN BY YOU.

WHY IS THIS? IS IT BECAUSE WE ARE INSECURE?

IS IT BECAUSE WE ARE FILLED WITH PRIDE?

I THINK IT IS BECAUSE WE ARE INITIALLY LONELY,

LONELY AND SOMEWHAT EMPTY INSIDE.

WE SEEM TO BE ALWAYS LOOKING, SEARCHING

FOR SOMETHING OR SOMEONE TO FILL OUR LIVES.

GRASPING AT STRAWS FOREVER MORE,

BEING LED BY SOME INNER DRIVES.

WILL WE KNOW IF WE FIND WHAT IT TAKES

TO MAKE OUR LIVES HAPPY AND COMPLETE?

WILL WE KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE HAPPY AND

THEN FOR OUR LIVES TO BE REPLETE

WITH LOVING FRIENDS SURROUNDING US,

NOT COUNTING ON US FOR ANYTHING BUT LOVE?

WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL AND WISE,

NOT DEMANDING, BUT LETTING THEM KNOW THEY

ARE LOVED.

WHEN WE GIVE OF OURSELVES, WE GIVE ALL WE HAVE,

FOR OURSELVES ARE ALL THAT WE HAVE TO GIVE,

ALL THE REST ARE JUST TRAPPINGS FOR LIVING.

BUT THE BEST PART OF ALL IS GIVING AND GIVING,

LIVING AND GIVING LOVE.

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