Because That's What Friends Do

You told me truths
I thought were lies
But I trusted you anyway
Because that’s what friends do

I listened to you tales
I gave you my shoulder
When the world was
Too heavy to bear
Because that’s what friends do

You took my mask
And shattered it
Showing me my face
Showing me who I was
Because that’s what friends do

We laughed together
We cried together
We lived together
Because that’s what friends do

Now you shun me
Your eyes burn me
With your fire
Your words cut through me
Because that’s what you do

Your silence kills me
Drives me mad
And for once I think
Do you know?

Do you know how your words
Cut me?
Do you know how your eyes
Burn me?
Do you understand your
Cruelty is unneeded,
Unwanted?

No
Of course not
Because that’s what you do