Extremely Positive Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

What I want I want.
No substitutes for me.
I settled for replacements then...
Back when I had those needs.

I've tasted afairs that went nowhere.
And embarrassments I faced.
But those days are not returning now.
I can not see that as a possibility.

What I want I want.
No substitutes for me.
I settled for replacements then...
Back when I had those needs.

I look for clarity to guide my steps,
After weeping tears of much regret.
I've removed all issues of a mental debt!
And now I want all that I can get...
To please and satisfy,
A happiness I once denied!

What I want I want.
No substitutes for me.
I settled for replacements then...
Back when I had those needs.

Right now I am pleased,
To discover the real me!
And what others believed...
Brought me misery to grieve!

What I want I want.
No substitutes for me.
I settled for replacements then...
Back when I had those needs.

Opportunities came,
To catch me undecided.
Overnight I found myself...
Filled with excitement and much delighted!

What I want I want.
No substitutes for me.
I settled for replacements then...
Back when I had those needs.
To do for others as they chose I did.
But now a joy inside me lives!
Knowing it was 'me' I had to forgive!
And wanting what I want allows me more to give!
Feeling a freedom I had never known or shown...
That I condone and is extremely positive!