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Blind

Posted on May 9, 2022August 2, 2022 by Erin B.
Some were magically attracted to men
selfish and blind to how
love truly felt.

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Posted in Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on SadnessTagged attracted, blind, love, magically, men, selfish, truly

Nothing On Me

Posted on August 26, 2021August 2, 2022 by Erin B.
The cunning manoeuvers of
selfish duplicity
have nothing on me.

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Posted in Poems on Anger, Poems on LifeTagged cunning, duplicity, selfish

Black and White

Posted on June 8, 2021August 2, 2022 by Erin B.
Reality is black and white,
but I rebel
against the opinion that
my selfish complex
is hypocritical.

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Posted in Poems on LifeTagged hypocritical, opinion, reality, rebel, selfish

Headache of Envy

Posted on October 15, 2020August 4, 2022 by Erin B.
I'm glad I was selfish
for he was a
headache of envy,
a quarrel of
foolish temper.

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Posted in Poems on Anger, Poems on HeartbreakTagged envy, foolish, headache, quarrel, selfish, temper

Human Nature

Posted on May 3, 2020August 4, 2022 by Erin B.
I was wakened.
My happiness does not interest him.
I selfish, got up and
left him.
It's human nature.

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Posted in Poems on Anger, Poems on Heartbreak, Poems on Life, Poems on SadnessTagged happiness, happy, human, nature, selfish

Justly Selfish

Posted on April 23, 2020August 4, 2022 by Erin B.
I had a deeply-rooted fear
of concealed trouble
that could inflict seasons of gloom and silence,
depression welcomed by
growing happiness.
We must be for ourselves in the long run - justly selfish.

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Posted in Poems on SadnessTagged alone, depression, sadness, selfish
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