𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗬: "Friend or Foe" by Hailey Olivarez

 

Category: Poetry

Theme: A Friendship Slowly Fading Away

I had done something I wasn't supposed to,

I snitched on you.

I didn't mean what I had done,

I cared about you more than anyone.

The guilty feeling struck me,

But it was too much of a burden for me to see.

I was afraid to lose your trust,

I didn't want you to look at me with disgust.

You were my first friend,

I didn't want our friendship to end.

You made my life bearable,

Without you, it would have been terrible.

I wanted to tell you,

But I chose not to talk—to keep us far from what was true.

I will stay quiet,

Before our situation becomes violent.

Now, you completely changed my mind;

I found out you were talking about me from my behind.

I would've considered us fair,

But you kept on repeating it until I felt despair.

I began to despise your entire being,

My respect for you was slowly fleeing.

You had led me to hate you,

You were no longer the person I knew.

I could no longer conceal my anger toward you,

The color you gave my life, once again—turned blue.

I was always your last choice,

But I couldn't confront you because I had no voice.

When would you leave me alone?

Your true intentions toward me were left unknown.

Please, I beg you, vanish from my life;

Before I strike you with a knife.

I was tired of faking my emotions to you,

I never looked at you with a face so true.

I was only with you to survive high school,

Mainly to appear cool.

I wished I never envied you,

But the truth was something I couldn't undo.

You were well-known while I stayed behind your silhouette,

My goal to exceed you became set.

I would be lying if I said I didn't use you,

But adoring and idolizing you was true.

I have no other choice but to live with your actions,

Because I have no other distractions.

Published by: Alfred Luis Armando

Time Published: 4:32 pm

Date Published: March 11, 2023