A friend is nothing more Than a well painted picture On a fictitious canvas Reflecting a falsehood Misplaced in reality Carefully hung on the walls In the gallery of my insecurities With the hope of being mistaken Or appreciated for true or authentic art Friendship is faith without religion A friend is this and so much more... A friend is an imposter compiled solely Of good intentions Void of any real action Who masquerades around In garments of truth Speaking fiery words of compassion Mother should have named you Claudius Pouring in mine ear The poison of false admiration And singing aloud Chords of duplicitous praise With the hope of stirring emotion While presenting an illusory sense Of camaraderie and of brotherhood Friendship is a cancer without healing A friend is this and so much more... A friend is an oppressor of childhood dreams, Adolescent aspirations, and adulthood realities And can most aptly be identified By their use of phrases like "Oh i'm sorry," and "i'm just" which holistically come together to formulate my all time favorite phrase: "I'm sorry and i wish i could Help u but i'm just doing my job" Friendship is a most terrible thing A friend are these things and nothing more... ***