You were my friend

You were my friend

You were my friend

Then you became my horror

You tattooed my back with wounds
They never seem to fade away
I’m pealing in shock to realize
That you were my friend

It hurts to even see the blisters

The aftermath of your burns
You were my friend
I seek for sunlight
When you used to provide shade

No tears would fall far from my soul

That overflowed with darkness
You were my friend
While befriended my enemies
Laughed harder than my haters
Words that painted a portrait that didn’t need colours

You were my friend

I never saw one in the mist of my troubles
The depth of my struggle
The small shape I became in your eyes
With that face that had a fake smile

You were my friend

And yet I still needed a friend
Not to confide nor defend
I just needed a friend to be a friend
You were my friend

The blood I shared was in vain

The battle was already decided
The polls were already in
The verdict was already said
Yet I stood there with a surprised face
Because you were my friend

No pen could define

No story could be told
No sin could be committed
In what was discovered

You were my friend

My eyes burnt and your life shined
I erased the beauty of my heart
To your vision I didn’t lose
You were my friend

My mind still thinks

Still sees and still feels
That you were my friend
Would we even ask the inevitable question?
Not only is it rhetorical
But it brings more sadness than smiles

You were my friend

And I still seek for a friend
Running around in search for you
When I actually left you in the presence of my enemies
The hurt that erupted on the side of my body
My back already filled with your signatures
Deep under my skin
Where you used to bring class and honor

You were my friend

But that never stopped you
You were my friend
Yet I still write about you
Do not ask why
Rather ask, why not.

You were my friend…