'Don't Play Me' Poem by Deluke Muwanigwa

'Don't play me'

Mmmmm....He wondered
He pondered
He was not liked much in his life
Wherever he went he was disliked
Some said he was brusque
Domineering
A little impatient
When he spoke he shot from the hip
Quick draw fire with ire

The result is he had few friends
All his life it had been a trend
The few he had, though, were good
They understood
He meant well
His mind rang a bell
When someone wasted his time
And took him on a fools errand
He would say

'I don't call for folks to like me'
'Just to pay me'
'Not to play me'
'Don't play me'

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