You say you care
Care about me
I'm your friend
I'm important

So I cared for you
Asked what's wrong when you were sad
Gave you a shoulder to cry on
Comforted you

But you
Never acted on your words
Never acted like I mattered
It was like I meant nothing to you

But you
You didn't ask what was wrong when I was sad
Did you even notice
Did even pay attention to my feelings

When I cried
It was annoying
It was stupid
You told me to shut up

You never comforted me
My sadness was annoying
And I was being a nuisance
Nothing more

I forgave your mistakes
Convinced myself to give you a second chance
Convinced myself to move on the moment you apologized
To pretend like nothing happened

But the tiniest mistake
The tiniest imperfection
Was taken so seriously
How dare I mess up or be imperfect

You said that it could make you hate me
Not be friends with you anymore
So I apologized
Begged for forgiveness

And maybe just maybe you forgave me
Or were less mad
I strived to do better
To not "hurt" you again

You convinced me I was annoying
That I was mean
That what you were saying and doing was ok
That I was terrible

But they
Unlike you
Who only pretended that I mattered to you
I am truly important to them

They care
They ask what's wrong when I'm sad
Give me a shoulder to cry on
Comfort me

They don't hate me for the tiniest things
They accept my apology
Forgive me
Tell me it's ok

They don't convince me
That I should be treated terribly
That I'm evil
Or that I'm worthless

You said you cared
But you never did
But when they say they care
They truly mean it