Why Did I Call you Friend
By: Sarah Rittenberry

I called you friend
I poured out my heart to you
This broken heart I cannot mend
Why did I even call you friend?

I thought you cared
You said I put up an act
But boy, you put up the biggest act of all
You said you cared, I thought this was a fact
If it is, then why did you stand by and watch me fall?

You were the perfect guy it seemed
I even think I was starting to fall for you
You listened while I vented and screamed
But like the rest you were a jerk who made this a part of my life I'd grow to rue.

You said I was obsessed
If by being obsessed, you mean caring for someone then call me guilty
I thought having you as a friend made me truly blessed
But I've grown to know thinking that was just silly.

I thought you were my friend
Was I in for a surprise!
You lead me on and left me hurt to no end.
Lucky for me, no one can see the tears in my eyes.

Why did I call you friend?
This I do not know
I have no more to say for this is the end
Just remember this before I go
One day you must reap what you sow.
© 2005
notes:
I wrote this poem after a bad fight with a friend.