Giving! Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Giving!
Slows a devoted heart,
Of one who takes!
And takes without rebuttal.

Giving!
The shirt off one's back...
Can be shredded too many times.
When it is not accepted.
Yet a return of consequences,
Are often gained.

Giving!
How many bites on a hand,
Can one bleeding receive?
Why should one apologize,
For being taken for granted?
Or kicked in the rear,
Because opportunities presented,
Do not please those with few choices.
Those who voice,
With a giving of spoiled demands.

Those who voice,
Ultimatums eventually ignored!
With a giving once explored,
Ceased!