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Self Serving

by Joan Serratelli

Am I a self serving
person?
Do I come first
in my life?

I am impatient
I do what needs
to be done
and then I move on

I am a survivor
I am my own
worst enemy

I judge myself;
not anyone else
I am human
I make mistakes
I try to
be a good person

I hide from
reality
I have aches
and complaints
I keep to myself

I am who I am
I do what I do



03/30/2010

Author's Note: Some days.....

Posted on 03/30/2010
Copyright © 2026 Joan Serratelli

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Shannon McEwen on 03/30/10 at 07:10 PM

we are often are harshest critic!

Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 03/30/10 at 07:38 PM

Self-respect (what IMHO is what this is about) cannot be hunted. It cannot be purchased. It is never for sale. It can and should be humbly extolled, as you have done here. Thanks.

Posted by Amie Golda on 03/31/10 at 02:43 AM

Some days indeed. You capture so well what we all feel when those low blows come. Your confusion is well felt. And i definitely agree with Gregory, you have certainly extolled the merits of self-respect. Very introspective. Well done.

Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 03/31/10 at 03:27 PM

You have a way of getting at the essence of it all.

Posted by Julie Adams on 04/03/10 at 02:46 PM

introspection and soul searching is a fundamental for poets, I believe, and this piece attests to that...I love that you reflection offers the truths your subject claims to hide from, but that at the end of the day, there is an acceptance of who we are...kudos brave soul, never stop searching...hugs, jewels

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