All or Nothing

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All or Nothing

It is kind of an obsession

Where I give everything my all

There’s  projects I don't want to start

If I think that I might fall

 

Is it better to give nothing?

Than to be so very stressed

It seems I am not satisfied

With just my very best

 

When making new friends

Why try control the play

Wanting to be all or nothing

To everyone else each day

 

All or nothing scares people

Makes them stressed and strained

A friend needs space and options

Not smothering until drained

 

This all or nothing compulsion

I wouldn't want from a friend

It's okay if they are not perfect

Their friendship I  recommend

 

So now I am learning balance

I try to flex instead of break

It's okay for me to try and fail

All or nothing is now give and take

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Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

Nuzza’s Poems (31)

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A Child's Eyes 1
World's of Wonder! 1
Time 0
Sorry 0
Nuzza Time! 0
Numbers 0
Growing Up 0
Dawn 0
Creating Rainbows 0
Control 0
The Australian Way 0
All or Nothing 0
The Greatest Pain 0
Know Me 0
Don't Worry 0
Emotions, Logic, Thought, Reaction 0
Dave 0
Communication 0
Can't Please Everyone 0
Free To Be Me 0
Unique Point of View 0
Alone on an Island 0
Possibilities 1
Unsaid 0
CATS 0
I Smile When... 0
A Friend 0
STRANGERS 0
CRICKET! 0
Sea of Life 0
Where Is The Good In Goodbye? 1