Sometimes it's hard being a friend

Sometimes it's hard when your friend is so upset and unhappy but there is nothing you can do:

To my friend:




She’s sitting alone, thinking of everything you’ve said
The cruel words you used so maliciously lay heavy in her head.
The girl who would give up the world for you is now filling up with tears
She’s lonely, vulnerable and afraid and battling with her fears
You’ve played on her vulnerability and lowered her self-esteem
Yet you know she will forgive you, and for that I want to scream
I can see so much in her of how I used to be
The way I let guys lie and cheat and abuse and bully me
The way that I would convince myself that I was the one to blame
Whilst they paraded round with their heads held high and never a glint of shame
I want to shake her and tell her not let her heart rule her head
Tell her that she’s worth so much more, but instead I leave those words unsaid
‘cus I know no matter what I say, she can’t ‘hear’ those words I want to scream
‘cus she’s so besotted with him, the guy whose in her every dream
So I’ll bite my tongue and hope and pray that she’ll see this isn’t what love should be about
But she needs to come to that conclusion, and needs to figure that out
Until that moment I’ll be there for her, to listen and understand
And be the bestest friend I can, to hug and hold her hand
‘cus sometimes we have to accept that our friends have the right to choose
What path they take through life, even if we don’t share their views
So I’ll wear my best smile ‘cus that’s what friends are for
And like all my friends, she is someone I very much adore.

by me