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Runner-Up Best Friend

The final two

Her and I

Hand in hand

Like this won’t change a thing

As we await the results

 

She squeezes my hand

Whispers a gentle

It’s going to be us three

Like always

And i believe it

 

And as her name is called

I still believe it

Us three

Nothing will change

There was no real winner

 

If she doesn’t live up to the title

Here i’ll be

To take her position

To take on the roll

And all the responsibilities

 

She didn’t

And you come crawling to me

Begging me to take the title

To take her place

That i should’ve won anyway

 

I gladly take it

Because why wouldn’t I

It’s all i’ve ever wanted

You and I

The two as it’s supposed to be

 

While she’s off on her scandal

It’s as if the competition never happened

And it’s three years ago all over again

With me in the job

And all of the responsibilities

 

 

But the scandal lightens

Not as bad as you thought

And suddenly i’m not the winner

And i stand with a crown on my head

And a meaningless title

 

But you continue to tell me I won

As you tell her the same thing

And how she always says

It’s us three

Even though we know it never will be

 

But i let it go

As the curtain drops

As the cameras stop rolling

As the audience goes home

As you act like the scandal never happened

 

And here I am

As I watch the competition back

As I notice how this all really happened

How it is through a different lense

And I turn the television off

 

And I walk away

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Written by
all-for-you
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Published
Nov 26, 2017
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it always was her, it always will be, and it's time i accept my title, and walk away // love always

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#friendship#broken#pageant#love#winner#sad#loser#runnerup#hurt#pain
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