Self Righteous Pedestal

Here I stand before you Searching for answers To questions I cannot perceive Trying earnestly to comprehend The bitterness in your heart The absence of humility in your soul How you amuse yourself Believing that disingenuous Acts of goodness Will somehow prevent the world From seeing you for who you truly are Why you work so diligently To hold others back To set up obstacles and landmines Only to make yourself feel better For only a soul that can never be trusted Will find it impossible to trust another Why should I swim against the currents To satisfy your illusions of peace Watching you abuse Your miniscule authority Lie, cheat, and deceive Yet stand on your self righteous pedestal As the self appointed keeper of this castle Here I stand before you Free of all the bitterness that consumes you Free of all the pettiness that inspires you And ultimately, free of all the poison That will one day come back to destroy you Create Date : Thursday, December 25, 2008 Mustafa Marconi

The perfect friend...

THE PERFECT FRIEND

Today I found a friend
who knew everything I felt.
She knew my weakness
and the problems I've been dealt.

She understood my wonders
and listened to my dreams,
She listened to how I felt about life and love
and knew what it all means.

Not once did she interrupt me
or tell me I was wrong
She understood what I was going through
and promised she'd stay long.

I reached out to this friend,
to show her that I care
to pull her close and let her know
how much I need her there.

I went to hold her hand
to pull her a bit nearer
and I realized this perfect friend I found
was nothing but a mirror.
© Shannen Wrass

Foolish Friendship

© Carmen Harlan

Today I stopped trying to be 'someone' for somebody who never thought of me as anyone appreciated and important to them.

Inside I know the space I had for them is now crushed and broken..

Let the facts be out in the open and the truth be spoken...

In time it will be for the best...although I feel an emptiness...knowing what I considered worthwhile..proved shallow and unreal.

I've learned sometimes emotions seem clearer than perception..and eventually can lead to a heartbreaking revelation that someone cherished proves that their friendship was in fact deception.

I cry tears of realization that once again I believed the lies that were in disguise and covered up...

Honesty was masked with coy flattery. Why was I so darn naive?

I can and will move on...but I won't forget I was forgot and actually believed a lie. Not a lie out of the mouth...but of the heart.

That piece of friendship is now many torn apart....

I mustn't be sorry for the encouragement and love I shared...because I know what I offered was itself a dare. A dare to let someone be a part of me...who didn't find a reason to care.

Moments like these are rare... moments that I feel what I felt to be 'nothing' now and bare.

Thanks for the lesson learned...and always remembered. You were a 'lucky' someone who successfully got a part of the best of me. Now I'll throw away the scattered and useless pieces and leave you be.

Source: Foolish Friendship - Loved And Lost, Lost Friend Poem http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/foolish-friendship--loved-and-lost#ixzz1ZvjR91AU
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