Don'T Play Me

Sometime somehow; I hope these words Reach you, In retrospect I write, You came into my life Shook my resolve Made me believe In something unknown, You gave me hope And then you walked away, Left me wondering; What you meant, The purpose for your existence In mine, I thought I figured you out Or so I seemed to see, A reflection of me; So I wanted to reach out Not for the conventional That which love stories are made of, No not for this, I wanted to connect as a human Misunderstood, To have the joy of someone's presence No commitment, Neither to intrude in your life's plans, Just to walk side by side Sharing tribulations joys and goals, Innocently I approached Sincere in my intent, I don't play so don't play me I wish to listen clearly, Your honest purpose; If I can know your heart, But to be simply your pal Here for you now and whenever, Without keeping tabs Not a tissue for your issues; But a shoulder Give you strength, You're not alone; But I've always been...