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Jul 03, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Ill-Gotten (Intended for those such as Madoff)


 
Revel
in the finery
excessiveness- a given
For it you've "got"
the items bought
is one perceived as driven?
 
Numerous accounts
of grandeur viewed
revered- perfection
 
Yet as they seek
to scheme the weak
Who covets introspection?
 
What does define
the meaning
of another's compensation?
 
If one acquires wealth
is it attained with resignation?
 
— poet1, Jul 03, 2009
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Cloudthings

Cloudthings

16 years 11 months ago

This is wonderful I love it the way it is

This is wonderful I love it the way it is... a little skittish after recent events not to offer a criticism, (perhaps only a tiny thing, & it is debatable, that you take the "S" from covets, if the ref is plural?) otherwise, just love the way it is. Anni We dont believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveal

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