Towel in the Closet

how we lose good friendships/relationships

We used to be so close
You'd hang with me more than most

But now things have changed
Your friends list rearranged

I used to be on top of it
Now I'm just a Towel in the Closet

I was your shoulder to cry on
You used to miss me when I was gone

All your other "friends" came back
And you remembered how I lack

You hang with them now
I'm not even a pal

Even though none of them cared
I remember the secrets that we shared

Remember who was there
Who you didn't want out of your hair

We had a good bond, you and me
But now it's gone completely

I wish we still had it
But now I'm just a Towel in the Closet

Author's Note

this poem is from personal experience. i was a best friend, the only one that would even talk to her during the summer and we were closer than siblings, but when school started again and all her other friends, who dont care as much probably, are hanging with her again I'm just a towel in the closet. it can also be for a different situation i guess and it was kinda like a controlled vent. like it?

Reviews

[David the writer]

Damn bro! It was well written expressed good analogy, just a bit short, but I won't hold it against you cause you can't strectch art out

[Harley (arbiter)]

I like short simple and to the point better usually. Thanks bro

[David the writer]

Np, it's still good art

[Skia1717]

Oh, dude, I know. I hate that.

[Aurora .I.]

This is beautiful. Just simply beautiful. I don't want to repeat the same old thing. But yeah, it's something we all go through. Great work honey! Keep it up!

[Aehr]

I can relate... makes me think of my ex-best friend! lol :P
This was a really nice poem, the personification of the towel was really cool.. I enjoyed reading this one! Keep writing!!!

[Laura Maidah]

great metaphor. gets chimey.

[Anonymous Girl]

I like it. We wll suffer through this kind of situation at some point; my friend, she started to ignore me when we started school again. The poem shows it clearly how hurtful it is when you put someone close on a side. Loved it. Keep writing :)

[Harley (arbiter)]

That's exactly what happened to me. Thanks for the review

[Anonymous Girl]

No problem. I would say those are good friends who doesn't know a proper you.

[Baby Ricochet]

I like it. We've all had that experience at some point in our lives so this is a good, relateable write for most people

[Harley (arbiter)]

Thanks

[Admiral Kirk]

I can completely relate to this. My best friend since 4th grade and I went on to a special high school together, but he left... because he didn't have enough friends. I thought we had something special, but he threw it all away for people that don't even appreciate him... Like, most of his friends just copied his homework and "borrowed" his lunch... Lol, Now I'm probably gonna write a poem about it... Later... Oh so, back to your poem. What I meant to say was, man that sucks! I know how you feel! And just so you know, you expressed it perfectly in this poem. It might feel like there's no emotion, but it's just a less common emotion in poetry... confusion, shocked confusion... And I know how that feels... Great work, you can tell this comes straight from the heart! :D

[Forever Hidden]

That's sad. People don't realize the true friend is next to them. I know exactly how you feel. I had a best friend once, and now I started home schooling and she forgot all about me, and now she is hanging with the people she doesn't even know and who said she hated when we were hanging out together. I guess I'm not the only one. :I

[Aly Jones]

I like it. I like it a lot. You captured the emotions very thoroughly, and expressed them well.