Little Miss Perfect

All this time I thought she was a friend

I listened and listened and listened to her talk

Her problems

Her relationship

Her surgery

Her anxiety

Because that’s what friends do

I drove through the snow to drop off movies to her when she was sick

My threshold has been met for

Her criticism

Her challenging everything I say

Her correcting me

Her verbal jabs at my being

It’s worse when she has an audience

It’s like the dreams I’ve had where I fight

And my wrists break with the punches I throw

I cancelled a party at my house because she’d be there

I’d rather be alone and at peace

Reviews

[Deviant Works]

Aww... This is upsetting... To be there for a person in such a way, selflessly, a true friend and to be so thoroughly mistreated. I would have cancelled the party too... Rejecting the negativity, unwilling to allow others who do not see the gift they have to dampen ones earned peace. Giving and giving and receiving so little in return. Great write! Think many of us have had friends like these, the good and the worst. Thank you for sharing!