At The Risk of Sounding Selfish...

PAD Challenge day 22: For today’s prompt, we’re on our fourth two-for-Tuesday prompt. So pick one, combine both prompts into one poem, or write two (or more) different poems. Here are the prompts:

Write a sharing poem or write a selfish poem

I’m glad to know that I am loved

Or at least, so you tell me

And I don’t want to sound thankless

But tell me, do you like me?

Love is the First and Great Command

I know, this should requite me

But still, for all its good intent

It does not mean you like me

The miser loves his money piles

With empty satisfaction

‘Like’ infers with kind second smiles

A mutual attraction

When we sincerely like someone

Then love is never questioned

I know that my shortcomings, hon

Are too many to mention

…and though I like the sound of it

When you tell me you love me

Still, more than that I must admit

I rather hope you like me

© Janet Martin