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Is Tit For Tat A Fair Game?

Meshack Bwoyele Keya 1960 (Vihiga)

Do unto others

They are human too.

Spear them down

Expect to be speared.

Tit for tat is not a fair game

It is the best option.

 

She borrowed from me

Never did she want to pay.

Ceaselessly I asked

She adamantly refused

I let dust to settle

Then when she had money

I borrowed double

Did I pay

Never!

 

What you do to others

Expect to be done the same

Happiness begets happiness.

Love begets love

And harshness should meet harshness

It be a fair game.

About this poem

This poem is harsh. Do unto others what you want done to you.

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Submitted by baby_p on June 04, 2021

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Scheme A B X B C X D E X X F D F E A C G X G C
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 427
Words 87
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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