Some Effort Required

i spend my time
watching invisible spaces growing
between me and other
people

and i do nothing to
stop them

and it’s not because
i don’t care
or i don’t want them as
friends (don’t ever think that’s
the case)

it’s just that i’m tired
of making an effort
and watching as they
don’t

(because it feels like they never
do it feels like
no one ever bothers unless
you bother first)

and in the end
i’ve just run out
of effort and of
willingness to

make the first move
so i’m sorry i’m
sorry it
doesn’t mean that i don’t
like you

(trust me you’d know
that) all it means is
i just want you to make
the effort sometimes