I walk among the laughing crowd,
Yet silence wraps me like a shroud.
Their words are light, their smiles bright—
But none reach into my night.
I once held hands in circles tight,
Shared secrets deep in fading light.
But loyalty, it seems, decays,
And truth gets lost in friendly plays.
They called me 'friend' when skies were blue,
But storms revealed what was not true.
Their backs turned fast, their hearts grew cold—
Stories shared, and lies retold.
Neglected in my quiet plea,
Invisible, though I still see—
The empty chairs where trust once sat,
The echoes dull, the voices flat.
Betrayal tastes of bitter stone,
A lesson carved through skin and bone.
Yet in this ache, I rise and find—
The strength to leave false hopes behind.
So let them laugh, and let them go,
I've felt the worst they'd dare to show.
The truest friend, I now believe,
Is one who stays when others leave.
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