And, yet.

School. :P

They watch us with judgmental eyes.

Greedy glances.

Envious glares.

And yet, we adore them.

They turn on us in the blink of an eye.

Sharing our secrets.

Laughing at our weaknesses.

And yet, we trust them.

They point out our flaws in fits of anger.

Betraying us.

Turning on us.

And yet, we want to be their friends.

Who are these people, you may ask?

You can find them anywhere and everywhere.

Mine,

are at school.

Author's Note

Please, tell me what you think!

Reviews

[SpeedyHobbit Armstrong]

This is a very good poem about frenemies, as well as the kids people hate to love, love to hate, and yet want to be all at once- what might be called the in-crowd. I like how you established different ideas with different colors, with black signifying their general atrocities, the red emphasizing both emotion and more detailed descriptions, purple highlighting the reactions contradictory to the actions, and the blue addressing the reader.

[Sylvia Chika]

They are everywhere...Yet love rules. Nice poem!

[Bluefire]

True. Some people only pretend to be your friends and then laugh in your face when you can't see them. That's what makes it so wonderful to find a friend who doesn't do that, because without dark there can be no light and vise versa.
I like how you played the beautiful lie tune in this.
Well done!

[David Scott]

Yes, family and friends... What gives? ha.
It doesn't seem to change when you get older I am sorry to say. Take the good with the bad and try not to do the same to your own connections in life. I just try to assume the best intention and let the rest go...
Good work on this.

[DeathHaze]

Keep writing.
Love to read more of your work. :)

[EYES OF MY SOUL]

I really enjoy how it made me feel ,like the sense of mysticism really had me going for awhile.Good work

[s y e]

I hate school but loved this poem. Truly amazing.

[paras]

thats the life of a teenager you cant just trust easily anyone at school even though they may seem to adore you but one gets to know their reality..!! excellent write you've expressed the true situation :)

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maybe they your friends all ready. and they are at your heart. we don t need to ask we need be full of love get ready for connection at rivers of hearts stay calm give them hot tea when they get sick give them
dance when they get healthy provide friendship on the base open fire at our hearts. p.s.

again great poem what touch me thaNKS

[Frieda P]

They're everywhere. I like the sentiment, not crazy about the different color fonts, but that's just my preference. Nicely pen'd.