Friendship, Handle With Care

Spoken words in heated tones
accusations flare
The thought that a trusted friend
doesn't really care ~
Feelings of hurt and anger
filter through your mind
How can a friend you respected,
be so horribly unkind?

The phone rings, a familiar voice
speaks so angrily
Upset and beyond annoyed,
why does he accuse me?
What have I done to upset you,
why take it out on me?
But you're too annoyed to see beyond
the anger you perceive.

A heated word spoken in anger,
cuts deep into my heart
This war between two old friends
I did not even start!
It wasn't me who played the game
but it fell into my hands
And you expected me to play along,
but you didn't understand....

I wanted no part of an argument,
no part of any hate,
I didn't want to lose a friend
I considered to be a mate ~
I didn't want to say the things
that came into my head;
We both were angry and we should have
thought things through instead.

But words came flying out of our mouths
making uncalled-for threats
Like spitting words of hate, we spoke
with such total disrespect ~
Refusal of co-operation
to calm the situation down
You made your point by antagonising,
and refusing to back down.

You seemed so smug, behind your door
holding every ace,
I was pushed into a corner
but I couldn't see your face ~
You wouldn't open the door to me
but if you had, you see,
The situation wouldn't have escalated
into "world war three"!

I don't like to be ignored
or to be pushed around,
I don't like to be walked over
or to be put down ~
I am not a doormat for your feet
or someone to hold the blame,
I'm just someone who's been your friend
through the years of hardship and pain.

Don't forget I've always been there
for the both of you
I may not have always been perfect,
but then, neither have you ~
We've always had our differences,
but that's what compliments
The both of us together,
that's what's made us friends.

I admit, I lost my temper,
there is no excuse for that
But I was backed into a corner
and I didn't know how to react ~
But though I never started this war
I did participate
And for my part, I apologise,
I should've remained temperate.

So are we going to let these heated words
spoken in distaste
Ruin the friendship that we share
and the faults we tolerate?
Although anger overwhelmed us both,
pride comes before a fall,
When push comes to shove we must make a choice;
do we back down, or lose it all?

"This poem was written after an argument with a friend of many many years. We both got very angry with one another, through no fault of mine, though I did buy into it. One thing led to another, and it got way out of control ~ all because we were probably a bit too proud to back down. This poem is an apology of sorts to this friend, for my part in the argument. I can only hope they accept my apology. It was also a way for me to let out my feelings about what happened....a sort of vent for my frustration and hurt. What started out as something small, I took offense at something that was said to me in anger, and it snowballed from there. I lost my temper when I should have remained calm. All I can say is, "I'm sorry"....I'm not crawling back with my tail between my legs....I just see no point in it escalating any further. I have my reasons and opinions, they have their's. That is what makes us unique ~ we are all different. And this is what I say in my poem...."We've always had our differences, but that's what compliments The both of us together, that's what's made us friends." I also mention that we tolerate one another's faults....as a part of friendship. That is what friendship is all about. Someone who knows you, and loves you just the same.
I call this poem "Friendship, Handle With Care" because friendship is very special and should be treated with the utmost respect and care."

This poem features on both my Friendship Poetry and my Deep Thoughts and Dark Poetry pages