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hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA

0 posted 1999-11-02 11:24 AM


All Or Nothing?

Give me all or nothing
you said;
all of you to me
or give me nothing at all.

So, I gave you
all of my heart,
all of my being,
all of my love,
everything I could.

Then you threw it all away
and left me
with nothing.

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Alis volat propriis



[This message has been edited by hoot_owl_rn (edited 11-02-1999).]

© Copyright 1999 Ruth Kephart - All Rights Reserved
Iloveit
Senior Member
since 1999-09-02
Posts 1121
NM
1 posted 1999-11-02 12:18 PM


yep, makes you understand the "holding back" part of a relationship.....sigh, good writing
tori
Senior Member
since 1999-06-18
Posts 520
Mechanicsville, Maryland, USA
2 posted 1999-11-02 12:51 PM


Hoot makes me think of the old saying
"Better to have loved and lost then to have never lovd at all"
Mistakes only exist if we have not learned from them..

Ohme
Senior Member
since 1999-07-17
Posts 816
Texas
3 posted 1999-11-02 12:53 PM


Very nicely done, Hoot. And of course you know why we do it. It's that 'All' we expect in return that gets us.

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I look forward to tomorrow, while looking back on the past. But today is the day I am living. And I expect it to be a great day!

WhtDove
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245
Illinois
4 posted 1999-11-02 01:03 PM


Good one Hoot! Sad ending. Though it certainly seems just as you write. We give all of us, and end up with nothing! Well said my friend! HUGS
Watcher666
Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606

5 posted 1999-11-02 03:12 PM


So true ...so sad

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Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you.

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
6 posted 1999-11-02 06:43 PM


Thank you everyone, just my mood today, depressing I guess. Tomorrow is yet another day
Severn
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704

7 posted 1999-11-02 06:50 PM


hugs, Ruth.
Pepper
Member Elite
since 1999-08-19
Posts 3079
Southern Florida
8 posted 1999-11-02 07:17 PM


Sad and well stated...Hoot, is it this week when you and Tyson meet?

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A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extrordinaire!

ThUnDeRkYsS
Senior Member
since 1999-09-23
Posts 727
Wisconsin
9 posted 1999-11-02 07:29 PM


Very nice work Ruth. Heartfelt and cause we've all been there, you're not alone

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Life is what you make of it... Not what you let it be

hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
10 posted 1999-11-02 07:46 PM


Thanks Thunder and severn

Pepper, yes, Thursday, not the reason behind my depression for sure, I am very nervous though.

Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648

11 posted 1999-11-02 07:54 PM


Very sad ....but soon you'll be smiling
Geeeesh....I'm nervous too, and I'm not even going to California! Hope everything goes well and surpasses your wildest expectations!


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Denise


spoongirl28
Junior Member
since 1999-10-24
Posts 27
FWB, FL USA
12 posted 1999-11-02 07:56 PM


This feels very familiar to me...I've also given my heart and had it tossed away...very well done hoot!

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Spoongirl28

Isis
Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland
13 posted 1999-11-02 10:23 PM


I too know this feeling Hoot, whoever it was written about, it was there loss. Just hold onto that thought! (HUGS)

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Through poetry my heart and soul truly sing...
~Isis~
(Daughter of Mystery)


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