You Are No Longer A Friend Poem by Long Tooth

Wow! I am blown away!
My roof is truly gone!
To think your 'friendship' was so fragile
If what you say is true.

Disappointment I can understand
(And in this case money was involved)
But if I could not take your side
In choosing to stay neutral
When loved ones quarrel,
I did not oppose your interests
Though certainly I could have
(For none of us are perfect!)
So count me then as one
Who would not lie on your behalf
Or for the friend who sought redress
Not knowing where the truth is found.

I know a friend should never ask
A friend to choose between his friends
Though times can force one's hand.
But clarity comes quickly
When friendship's held for ransom,
The blackmail clearly warning you
Your friend is perhaps not a friend
And the attempt to place blame
'You are no longer a friend'
Could be a gift from God!

Long Tooth
September 25,201a