Friendship Breakup

You know me,

I know you—

At least, I thought I did.

Then you turned on me,

Not all at once

But little by little

Until you were gone

From my life.

I didn’t notice at first

You didn’t care;

You didn’t hate me,

You just weren’t there.

I didn’t see at first

How much it hurt me;

I just withdrew,

Making friends anew

But never keeping them,

Never cherishing them

Like I know I should

Because you did not cherish me

Like we know you should.

Tracing this pain

All back to you

It hurts more now

Than it did back then

Because I realize one hurtful truth:

I don’t know you—

And you don’t know me.