PLAY A MAN

Play a man
Play a man like a drunken expert plays a can
To disturb the muse of his fan
Till he claps for you like a well captured servant

II
Play a man
Play a man like a guitar
Strumming his ego till its strings tear
And hit its frame on a stone
Till its dead sounds hail you in worship

III
Play a man
Play a man like a sound drum
Till its surface tires of your skilled palms
And force it to tear
In a chaos which will kneel at your feet

IV
Play a man
Play a man till his seas dry out
Play a man
Play a man until his rivers recede
Play a man
Play a man like you’ve played nothing at all
Instead of acting doormat
…stepped on by brutes whose egos fear real players
The tears which rain from your eyes
Are naught but silly tears bought by you
Just wake and dust thyself
And play
…play a man
Play a man till satisfaction fills your cup
To raise cheers of your self-confidence
Amoafowaa Sefa Cecilia © 2021