Once....
We were friends,
But it's
different somehow,
We don't
seem to see,
The same
things now.
You were
the one...,
That always
cherished my heart,
Now, perspectives
have changed,
And we're
drifting apart.
There was
a time....
When you
understood,
I'd give
you my love,
In every
way that I could.
There was
a time...
When you
saw how I care,
That I was
the one,
That would
always be there.
But the friends
that I know,
Don't feel
they've been cursed,
They don't
run me down,
And seek
out the worst.
The friends
that I know,
Don't push
me away.
They don't
break my heart,
Day after
day.
The friends
that I know,
Are watching
my back,
They never
bombard me,
With a verbal
attack.
The friends
that I know,
I know I
can trust,
They don't
wound my spirit,
Then say
"Cry if you must."
Adding more
injury,
To a hurt
that's still deep,
This is
no friend,
Not one
I would keep.
My friends
do not mock,
Nor criticize,
For I see
myself,
Through
their eyes.
They listen
intently,
And my feelings
are heard.
They don't
twist the meaning,
Of my every
word.
The friends
that I know,
Only make
me stronger.
They don't
make me feel,
I'm wanted
no longer.
A friend
that takes effort,
That WANTS
me to fall,
And WON'T
pick me up,
Is no friend
at all.
Maybe a friendship,
Is just
what you see,
There was
a time that you only,
Saw the
best in me.
And a time
I was able,
To see the
best in you,
But if you
WANT a friend,
You have
to BE one too.
BY: Chris Woolnough
