Never Your Friend

If I would be your Friend
and we would be
with people
that hurt you;
I would take your hand
and go
leaving them behind
forever

If I would be your friend
and people would hurt you
in my vicinity
on my watch;
I would close the door
behind them.
I would take your hand
and say
I am so sorry
this should have never happened;
and ask
how can I right this wrong?
And I would keep those people out
forever.

If I would be your friend
and people
in my vicinity
on my watch
would do you harm
and
I would stay
with those people
as I should have stayed
with you.
And if I
let it happen again
because
who could expect me to chose?
Then
maybe I was
never your friend.

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June, 9, 2020