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I scratch your back, you scratch yours.

Its hardly a secret.

I have done more for others

Than has ever been done for me.

While I volunteered to do your deeds,

You sat back in wait,

Offering shallow 'thank you's

When I returned.

A job well done, I guess.

 

You complain about

A harsh life,

Filled with trouble,

Filled with strife,

While sitting still

Fully tended by me.

 

Never do you hear me

Moan or whine.

My poems have

That light to shine.

 

I need not say a word.

 

My smiles are all fake,

Caused by the trickery

Of these miserable women.

They give me momentary appreciation

For a lifetime of service...

 

But I am too loyal to ever say no.

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Jan 10, 2011
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