You dropped me.
I went from
The love of your life,
To another
Old friend.
You gave me no warning,
No reason.
That wasn’t the worst,
Now,
That was to come.
Before,
Before all of this,
Before we even loved,
You
Were my best friend,
My closest companion.
Through this all
I’d hoped our friendship
Would at least survive.
But you,
Oh,
When you said,
“Let’s just be friends.”
You lied even then.
You lied because
In your heart
You shrugged me off.
You had a new crush,
A new girl.
That shouldn’t have mattered,
Wouldn’t have mattered,
Except that there’s only room
In your heart for one.
The position of “friend”
Is equal to that of dirt
In your life.
I get no respect,
No love,
No interest,
Not even a flicker
Of friendliness
Catches your eye when I pass.
Promises unkept,
Phone calls unreturned,
Plans abandoned,
All feelings of humanity toward me,
Dropped.
Age 15