Now and Then
You see I friend everyone
And l believe life is a journey
And so I need a partner
To walk with me
Mama and Papa always tell me to learn to walk alone
But they never told me how to garner the strength to
... So I get weakened, now AND THEN
Along my journey I have met friends
But to me, are just travel partners
But to them, I do render my help and support when needed
Some concluded I wasn't loyal, that I was fake
So, I get left, now AND THEN
This thing called friendship is a path, I don't know too well
Relationship, a path I haven't learnt to commit myself to.
For this, friends think I'm trash
So I get dumped, now AND THEN
Two friendship stories from my past, a total disaster
But I know I'm a good person
I just don't know how to get committed
So, I get judged now AND THEN
Often times everything get muddled up
How to explain to people, I don't know
You see, all I want is a travel partner, cos this life is a journey
I need no friends, cos I can't handle friendship.
But each time I try to explain, my words fail me
So, I get misunderstood, now AND THEN.
18-04-2017
For John Lawless' 'and then ' contest.
Copyright © Abosede Ogundare | Year Posted 2017
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