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Not Enough for You

A poem

By Isla GriswaldPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Not Enough for You
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash

You asked for more time,

and I gave it to you.

You asked for more visits,

so I came to see you often.

You asked for more affection,

so I tried to make you feel loved.

You asked for my help,

I listened and advised.

You asked for a loan,

and I trusted you with my money.

How much more will you ask for?

Will you take everything I can give

and, unsatisfied, still ask for more?

Will you ever ask how you can give back,

or realize how I need you, too?

Or will you run me dry

without ever being satisfied,

before moving on to find new ways

to fulfill your insatiable desires?

Is my love not enough for you?

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Isla Griswald

I am, and always have been, obsessed with names, swords, and everything relating to ancient Greece and Rome.

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Nice work

Very well written. Keep up the good work!

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  • Moe Radosevichabout a year ago

    A taker, a giver, 🥲, I like the “not enough got you” implication here, brings back a recently remembered time long ago 😊😊

  • L.C. Schäferabout a year ago

    TBH, I have friends like this. I say "friends". That's a strong word.

  • ReadShakurrabout a year ago

    Powerful lines and meaningful

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