Not With Me Poem by Candy Kelly

This place and these people are not as great as you might think
The place is run down and your friends.. well.. to be honest, stink!
They’re all a bunch of losers and takers,
I’ve met their shallow kind before -
They’re liars and heartbreakers.
So if you’re thinking this is a good place to be-
Then show me the way to the door,
Cos you won’t be playing your games with me.

I’ve done this already,
Flirted with his kind and drank with hers,
Was just as low and empty as all of you.
And at the time and in that place we thought we were oh, so cool.
Now I’m outside looking in, and from what I can see…
If you’re thinking this is hip-
Then it’ll be happenin’ without me.
Almost sold my self esteem and lost my heart,
Spent most weekends in places like this,
With these fools who frequent bars.
Places like this just set the devil free,
So if you’re thinking this is a good place to be,
Then I wish you lots-of-luck,
Cos you won’t be dancing here with me.

The stench of smoke, cheap beer and perfume
Game players, mind games,
no one really cares about you.
I know about the sadness that fills their eyes.
And that’s exactly why-
If you’re thinking this is paradise-
Then I’ll bid you a good-bye,
Cos you won’t be makin’ it with me.