The Unload List [Poetry: Anytime, Anyplace…]

Poetry: Anytime, Anyplace, About Anything – The Unload List 

By, Donna M. Monnig

Today’s NaPoWriMo challenge was to write a poem “consisting entirely of things you’d like to say, but never would,” to someone. Not something that I would normally do, but in the spirit of NaPoWriMo I give you “The Unload List.”

The Unload List

 

You’re irresponsible.

You expect too much.

That chip on your shoulder?

Is Not My Problem. The

world doesn’t owe you

a free ride. I don’t owe

               you anything.

You owe me, but you’ll

never return all of the

favors, money, or time.

You just expect more.

I’ve had enough. I’m tired.

Try helping yourself…

                     for once!

I have all the patience in

the world for someone

who TRIES. But all I hear

from you is more lies.

Empty promises don’t

               fill themselves.

Enough is enough. Stop

making excuses.

         Life is tough.

News Flash: It’s hard

for EVERYBODY.

Not Just You. So put

down the bottle, the

cigarettes; then tell

me you don’t have money.

Get a job, work a day, or

two, in your life. Then

maybe I’ll, I don’t know,

                          care? 

 

©Donna M. Monnig

 

NaPoWriMo prompt: Day Twelve