I used wonder why
Why he believed me
In every word I said

I wondered how he could
Believe my own stories
When even I knew that
They sounded faulty

But then I realised
When I spoke casually
I lacked all manners of social protocol

If someone asked me
What I thought of their hair
I didn't dare hide that
They reminded me of a troll doll

If he asked me
How I felt about a person
I didn't think twice about
Informing him that I took any form of betrayal
As exactly betrayal, intentionally cruel or not.

I didn't think twice
To tell him that his friend
His friend gave me the most unsettling
Feeling in my gut.

I didn't blink
When I explained this was why
I avoided him.
Despite the fact that his friend was
Nothing short of pleasant.

Ironically,
One of my favourite phrases
Outside of kindness is free
And every action has consequences

Ironically, my favourite phrase is,
I say what I mean, and I mean what I say.

I suppose I should have noticed sooner
Despite me coming out with what were
Admittedly outlandish claims,
And I informed him I had absolutely zero evidence
Out of my word.

I didn't think he would trust my word
I expected a dismissal at best
A physically and emotionally scarring scold at worst.

He believed me.

I didn't have to justify it.
I didnt have to lead him
Down a trail of my own thoughts.

He believed me.

I wondered if I could tell him
That spiders could only move using
Solely tap shoes,
If he would still so naively believe my words.
Without any sort of evidence.

I wouldn't.

But honestly,
I can't make myself cry when I don't feel the need too
Of course, I can lie
If I think my life hangs in the balance.

But he believed me.
Nothing more, nothing less.
When I asked why,
He proclaimed that I was simply and utterly just
Honestly, me.