Backstabber

A familiar tale we can all come to.

Once I smiled at you,
Hunting out that smile,
Refusing your refusal to be happy.
Smiles came in piles.

Once I hugged you,
While you were in an ocean of tears.
I set aside every little thing,
To help you face your fears.

Once I loved you,
As a sister; a friend.
We had one each other's backs,
To hold, and defend.

Once I couldn't be there for you,
Frowns then came in piles,
Fears became reality,
Defense was pressured, shrouding behind

 The hatred we gave one another.

Once I saw you in the hallway,
Looking like a skank,
Padded bras and tight jeans,
Lying that there was money in the bank.

Once I cried for you
I couldn't stop.
You weren't the same.
I ticked your clock.

Once I walked past you.
With an Alpha B***h expression,
Adrenaline filling my ego,
Though my heart scared with Depression.

Once our eyes met.
I was the first to look away.
Funny how things change,
First it was you,

And now I'm more astray.

Once I said I was sorry,
I knew you didn't believe me.
Liar liar pants on fire.
Crushed to embers, blood to deep mahogany.

Once you sat beside me.
I fiddled with my phone,
Read with monotone
The messages you sent me,
Stating you hated me.
Stating you're happy excluding my presence.
Me stating,
Once was now a full moon, is now just a crescent.

Once upon a divine friendship,
Stood a wall.
The only way to get across the wall was to climb.
All would fall.

Author's Note

This one goes to Emily Leanne, she wrote something similar.

Reviews

[Fabian Franco]

"The only way to get across the wall was to climb. All would fall"
It's a good one. I enjoyed this. :)

[J.]

OMG! Brilliante! It's like a POV from both sides! Love it!

[Amy Bumpas]

Friendship is something that is tough to keep, and I know
this from personal experience. It cuts deep, and we hurt,
but it leaves us wondering if it will be the same next time
someone else comes around.

[Coyote Poetry]

When friendship ends. Does make us sad. But people decide new path and sometime old friends are left behind. I like the description and story in the words. The strong language made the poem a pleasure to read. A excellent poem.
Coyote

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

incredible descriptive and painful unthreading of friendship line by line~ this is how it happens sometimes and it cuts so very deep~ deeply felt~

[Dream Weaver]

Once a caring friendship only to be reduced to verbal jabs
of contempt. How quickly the tide turns from friend to foe.
Sadly a well written idiom...

[PaperHearts]

Intense poem! This really packed a punch, and I liked how you built on the tension and emotion as the poem progressed, with each stanza starting with the word 'Once'. I thought the rhyming was a little forced in certain moments during the poem, which kind of seemed to take away from the true emotions of the piece, but other than that, I thought that this was a well-written, relatable write. Nice work,
~PaperHearts

[Matthew Kult]

Hello Agnes Cross,

Or Vanna, This is indeed a familiar tale, and I have been in a situation where I could either toss it into the backstabbers face, or kill them. Being a little looney I chose death, and it was a great time.

A great write, flowed well. Excellent work.

Regards,

Matthew