All Or Nothing? Poem by Lynn Anne Brown

All Or Nothing?



I remember
Just for a moment
Long Ago
I thought
I heard
Someone Say
! ! ! I want everything! ! !

And I wasn't sure
If that voice
Came from Myself
Or Someone Else
So I tried it on a Moment
And almost Made a Mess of it
I couldn't figure out where to put it all

Not long after Another Voice said
! ! ! I want Nothing! ! !

And so I tried it on
And before long
I was Cold
And Hungry
And Thirsty
And I had no place to sleep

! ! ! I want only what I need! ! !
Declared the voice that came in next
And as I wrapped it round me
I could feel the Warmth arrive
My hunger Wane
My Thirst was Sated
And I had a place to Sleep

The next voice says
! ! I Want More! ! !
Remember the moment
I had everything
I wrapped myself
A little tighter
In what I had
Then I took a look around
I think that is also
When I learned to listen

I heard it say

Somethings were in abundance
I was welcome to them
Others were scarce
Hard to Get
And I'd have
To Ask
Before
I could use them
And still others
Were there
Because
They Were Needed
And they are not mine
To Speak for

And I answered
That it sounded Good
And asked if I could Enter

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Lynn Anne Brown

Lynn Anne Brown

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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