I want it all

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    Poem Commentary

    Don't fret. This is meant to be paradoxical.

    I want it all

    I want my cake, the icing
          the kit, the caboodle
    The whole nine yards
          and to eat it too

    I want to use a cliché
              and to be original
    To take on lovers
              and to be faithful

    To not covet possessions
          Yet not share what's in my pocket
    To be meek and humble
              and to be proud of it

    To be naked
              yet feel at ease
    To feel as if I belong
              yet come and go as I please

    To focus on my desires
           while being unselfish
    Caring about other’s needs
          while eating my shellfish

    To have my luxuries
          and to feed the poor
    I want peace
                worth fighting for

    To contemplate silence
                 in a psych hospital
    I F-ing want it all!   
                Can it be possible?

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    LenaM commented on I want it all

    12-01-2010

    Oh this jumps out at me from so many levels . It just oozes sarcasm and this line is the one that brings out the insanity of thinking we can have it all or even worse that we are entitled to having it all (To take on lover and to be faithful).
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    MootPoint

    01/03/2011

    Oozes? Hey read my Crevices of the Mind. It really oozes. Hey, thanks for the comment. :)

    LenaM

    01/03/2011

    I will thanks heading to it now:)

    LenaM

    01/03/2011

    Thought the title Crevices of the mind sounded familiar I've read it and commented and excellent dark write btw

    MarionYost commented on I want it all

    09-08-2010

    hahaha! I love this. :) It read with a demented tone whether it was meant to or not is beyond me. But.. Fun read All the best -Marion-
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    MootPoint

    09/09/2010

    Yes, demented, sarcastic, paradoxil tone. But, I do want it ALL!!! ")

    Artie commented on I want it all

    09-07-2010

    You know what's funny about this piece, this is the general attitude of many. They want to be thought of as generous, yet never lend a hand, etc.... Great write - 10 from me
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    MootPoint

    09/08/2010

    Thanks Artie, yeah you can't have both sides of the coin.

    stever commented on I want it all

    09-04-2010

    whao that was a mind fuck..i loved it.. you you realy had some great imagry ....StEvEr
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    jademelissa74 commented on I want it all

    08-10-2010

    The answer to your question lies in "Could you handle it" if you would ever have it all? :)) An impressive metaphorical content. I appreciate the effort you invested into this great piece!
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    MootPoint

    08/10/2010

    It is a question that everyone should ask themselves. My first thought for a title was Impossibly possible. No, I don't think it is possible to take on lovers yet be faithful. To be humble and be proud of it etc.. Today's society wants it all. Thank you for you comment. -Moot

    Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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