Friendship (Honesty With Few Apologies)

A friend is nothing more
Than a well painted picture
On a fictitious canvas
Reflecting a falsehood
Misplaced in reality
Carefully hung on the walls
In the gallery of my insecurities
With the hope of being mistaken
Or appreciated for true or authentic art
Friendship is faith without religion

A friend is this and so much more...

A friend is an imposter compiled solely
Of good intentions
Void of any real action
Who masquerades around
In garments of truth
Speaking fiery words of compassion
Mother should have named you Claudius
Pouring in mine ear
The poison of false admiration
And singing aloud
Chords of duplicitous praise
With the hope of stirring emotion
While presenting an illusory sense
Of camaraderie and of brotherhood
Friendship is a cancer without healing

A friend is this and so much more...

A friend is an oppressor of childhood dreams,
Adolescent aspirations, and adulthood realities
And can most aptly be identified
By their use of phrases like
"Oh i'm sorry," and "i'm just"
which holistically come together
to formulate my all time favorite phrase:

"I'm sorry and i wish i could
Help u but i'm just doing my job"

Friendship is a most terrible thing

A friend are these things and nothing more...
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