My Pretend Friend Poem by Lloyd Cresci

You behaved as if you were my friend,
But that was just a lie.
You only meant to toy with me,
And then just say good-bye.
In denial, I stayed for a while;
When I was trying to hold on,
To a friendship that just never was,
Until all hope was gone.
Now I stand alone again,
And wonder just what went wrong.
Did I say the wrong thing to you,
Or did I just trust too long.
I think I'll never know the truth,
Of how this went astray.
I could ponder many years,
And be as clueless as today.
So I'll fold up this heart of mine,
And put the thing away.
Maybe I'll bring it out again,
On some distant brighter day.