Good Enough To Appreciate Me Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

One who has no desire to initiate a kindling,
Of a fire
To bring or stimulate pleasure to another.
But has an expectation on an ongoing basis,
To be the one fulfilled,
With outlandish fantasies to command,
From another to demand for a thrill
Is,
The one who will experience
A multitude of unsatisfying relationships.
With complaints heard in lamenting this,
In an attempt to show self restraint
Dared to slip from selfish lips.

'Why,
Is it always
I can not find anyone,
That is good enough to appreciate me?
And all I have to give.'