Is there really
Such malice in your heart
That you would
Turn you back on me
When I was knocked down
Is there really
Such trauma in your life
That you squirm
When someone sees the facts
That you are not perfect
Is there really
Such pain in your past
That you can’t
Open one door
And let a friend inside
… it was such a waste of my time
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – such
Styx, Sawyer Brown, Skillet, Scott Joplin… Seven Nation Army, Stormy Monday, Sweat Pea, Sara Smile… Stage, staccato, Sing Off, symphony… so many singers.
This is all about friendship. No, it is not Thank You For Being a Friend (it is not on my list for T even). This is about a friend I got to know about 11 years ago. He had fallen on some rough times and something about the two of us just clicked.
He didn’t have a perfect life and he developed a bit of an attitude to get him through the worst of it. One day he called me up and told me to go to my computer to search for a song. It was by the group Band of Skulls and it was called Sweet Sour. The reason he wanted me to be aware of the song was the video reminded him of the attitude he had growing up.
The video features kids walking through a neighborhood trying to look tough. A scuffle takes place and well, just watch. This one is for you Jack!
Blogging A to Z April Prompt
The antithesis of friend is foe
Your actions make me wonder
Which one you are
You said nice things to me
You said we were family
You said you’d help me
You began to take
You took money
You took my heart
You took advantage
I tried to speak to you
But you had disappeared
I guess with time you were both
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – antithesis
He was my friend
He helped me through
A difficult time in my life
But something happened
That ended our friendship
It is not the loss that hurts so much
As it is the method he used
That broke my heart
He just stopped talking to me
Would not reply to texts
Or answer emails
And never a hello when I called
Like the specters of the night
He was a ghost of a friend
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – method
The first sign of love
I felt my heart flutter
You lifted my mood
I was happy again
We fit together so well
Your positive spirit
To boost my troubled soul
I began to feel hope
I began to feel happiness
I began to feel love
All emotions I had been without
You taught me to have faith again
In myself and in a world
Where good things were possible
I will never forget you
You were my life saver
You were my friend
You were my love
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – emotions
I write these words
In hopes that you’ll see
How very deeply
You matter to me
You came into my life
When things were so crazy
You helped to simplify my life
And cleared my mind that was hazy
You gave me the strength
That I needed to fight
The demons that haunted
Both my day and my night
So on my big list
Of things that I love
Your name’s at the top
There is no one above
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – simplify
He was the new guy at work
She had been there for years
He didn’t even seen to notice her
She was smitten with his sense of humor
At the time clock he would make her laugh
But he was so out of her reach
He was handsome funny and smart
She was none of those
Then one day when life had her down
He went out of his way
And asked what was wrong
He freed her of the burden she held
It made her care for him even more
By then though he was busy with the new girl
She was beautiful, smart and
She made him laugh at the time clock
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – smitten
You are an example
Of a fair-weather friend
You are there when you need me
But distant when I reach out
It didn’t used to be that way
We used to share a lot
Soul mates you had said
Friends to the end
But now the tables have turned
And I sit alone more often
I wonder if I have done
Something that may have offended
But I have to know it is not me
It just the way things played out
I may not be a priority to you
But you’ll forever be one for me
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – example
You didn’t give him the money, did you?
Yeah, I did. He said he would pay me back.
Did you get that in writing?
No, I trust him.
Oh, you should have gotten more than a verbal agreement. Now it is his word over yours. I am almost afraid to ask how much you gave him.
I just gave him enough to pay for the vet bill for his cat.
And that was how much?
It was only $150. I gave it to him with a clear heart. If he doesn’t pay me back, oh well.
You are too trusting.
(100 words)
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – verbal
She sat in the dark
No sounds in the house
Except the ticking of the clock
Marking another moment
Full of hopelessness
She was despondent
Afraid to try anymore
And at the end of her rope
…
Some days she looks back
On that day in her life
The one that was almost her last
How she climbed out of that hole
With the help of a friend
Starting with one simple sentence
“What’s wrong?”
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – despondent
Leigha Robbins 