There is a world of needs

There is a world of needs,
That I find I always need.
I need people to torture me,
With their poetry of delights.

I need them to listen,
With an open mind. To
never take advantage of,
And never be unkind.

For aren't we all,
Creatures of a world.
That shares in it's delights,
The noises and the quiet.

I've a funny feeling,
I was just another being.
That was hurled into
This world With feelings.

That l probably shouldn't have,
For I don't live on this planet.
Because all I seem to do,
Is to struggle and just exist.





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Written on 2026-07-24 at 12:29

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Jamsbo Rockda The PoetBay support member heart!
This is a great piece of work. It speaks of the angst of struggling in a world with feelings of separation and the tiredness of existence. But with the needs to carry on. I can really relate.
2026-07-24