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I Never Do Insist
– tho I so bid –
I badger
I pressure,
I brow beat
I pester,
To evoke lament
For cause gone amiss,
If need be torment
But I never do insist…
I dismiss
I displace,
I’m remiss
To disgrace,
And erase
To save face,
When I’m out of place
But I never do insist…
I coerce
I compel,
I harass
I cajole,
And kick ass
If they sass,
Save always with class
But I never do insist…
I dare say
I don’t grieve,
When invited
Tho peeved,
I do state
I’ve a knack,
If there’s call
To achieve,
Any way
There’s a need,
Of obtuse to be rid
It’s no feat I so bid,
But I never do insist!
© Jean-Jacques Fournier