Coloring the World

Taken for granted

Taken for granted


Should I adjust,
or should I rebel
when for too long
I’ve been taken for granted.

Service is one thing,
and pride is another.
Yet, the mind says
be happy of help.

But, when pride is pricked
and self-respect in pieces,
my adrenalin flows fast;
I defy and stand aloof.

When those of close proximity
loot you of ordinary courtesy,
cast a net of puzzlement
at the psychological lapses

of the civilized, the advanced,
I feel I should delete myself
From the social circuit,
from the refined set.


Awarded 2nd place honor.