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Friends
I swear
People can taste my desperation
For a real friend
They come to me
Act nicely and smile
And I think
“Maybe this one's a real friend”
And I open my heart
But then they change
Asking for money, a ride, something
And I give it to them
Anything to have a friend
They spill my secrets to the world
But that’s small because
At least I have a friend
I’ve learned to never open up
To keep the gates
to my heart closed
Because I can’t bring myself
to trust anyone
Because I know
They’ll betray me
So what’s the use in trying
I act nice in the front
Smile and let conversation
Spill out of my mouth
Like a friend would
But the words don’t mean anything
I stay at home alone
and read books
Wrapped in the embrace
Of the characters
Because I know
I can trust them
I make a mask on social media
Because there no one cares
who you are in real life
To my followers
I’m funny, confident and caring
And they like me
Even though I don’t know them
And they don’t know me
But a friend is a friend
Even if they betray me
Even if all I know them as
Is just a username
Because having a friend
Even if their bad to me
Is still a friend
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