It is hard to be loyal
When a friend ignores
The unwritten quiet code
Among better shores
They delicately drift away
Leaving no trace behind
Except unspoken words
That we cannot find
Bound to a promise
Turned to a curse
Our ups and downs
Poured out into verse
Rumors, secrets, and lies
Run rampant through the day
While we helplessly watch
Worn memories fade
The more that we struggle
The harder it gets
To work and untangle
Our huge woven mess
Like a broken record
We cannot mend
There seem to be cliffs
Around the next bend
We have built a wall
That cannot be torn down
Now in a sea of anger
We both stubbornly drown
Meaningless smiles
Can't fool us anymore
I think it is time
We walk out the door
It kills me to say this
I do not want to lie
Somehow I will still love you
I am saying goodbye
An old one I took out some extra buts and ands and rephrased a few lines and the difference is phenomenal.