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NSW South Coast: Brenda Bryant

MY WORLD

BOOKED

I've booked two seats beside the sea

And one's for you and one's for me.

Your hand will be within easy reach,

And there wont be a soul upon the beach!

I'll bring pillows! You'll bring wine!

The sun is almost sure to shine.

Cast care aside and let us be

Perfectly happy beside the sea.

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MOTIVE

My motives have always bedevilled me;

Introspection has made me aware

That at all times I give out of self-love,

Not because I, unselfishly, care.

A little black toad is in residence

Up there in my self-conscious brain;

It says 'Wow! You are great being generous!'

And I try to damp-down that refrain.

I want to be noble and selfless;

I want to put other folk first;

I want to be loving and giving

But it seems that desiring is cursed.

For in wanting I'm still saying 'Me first!;

I need to feel good for my sake;

I want to feel all warm and fuzzy!'

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In other words, I am a fake.

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