I did nothing wrong.

Friendship

I did nothing wrong.

You're the one who constantly rejected me

You're the one who kept saying you're constantly embarrassed by me.

I kept my hands clean of the wreckage,
I held to the truth like a stone,
While you built a wall from the wreckage
And left me to stand here alone.

 

You speak of my faults like a burden,
A shadow you’re desperate to flee,
With words meant to shame and to harden,
That you’re so embarrassed by me.

 

But look at the choices you’ve charted,
The doors that you slammed in the night,
The way that you left me downhearted
To keep your own image in light.

 

I didn’t spark all this distance,
I didn’t craft shadows of doubt;
It was you, with your cold, sharp resistance,
Who pushed all the best of me out.

 

So wear your disdain like a garment,
And blame me for all that you see,
But remember, in judgment’s detachment:
You’re the one who rejected me.

 

 

Comments +

Comments7

  • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

    Good write, a well balanced piece

  • arqios

    Potential stuff, Friendship 🕊️🙏🏻

    • Friendship

      Thank you, my friend, 🌹

    • Paul Bell

      Narcissists always blame others.
      This is why they move onto others.

      • Friendship

        Thank you for your insight

      • sorenbarrett

        Feelings of alienation and rejection in this poem are well expressed. Written in good rhyme and with good flow it sends its message with power.

      • fanghuzhai

        Men are like that

      • Tristan Robert Lange

        Friendship, what a powerful piece. The pain is evident throughout, but what stands out most to me is the clarity. The image feels like a perfect companion to that journey...scarred, reflective, yet still capable of holding onto beauty. By the end, there is no pleading, only recognition of what is. This one carries weight, my friend. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

      • 2781

        In this world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.



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