You have always been amazing to me.
I’d walk away from you, smiling,
thinking about how sweet you are.
And years have gone by, yet you’ve always
been the same to me.
Hugs, kisses, catching up…
Nothing is ever different,
and I’ve come to realize
that I don't really know you.

Through the years, you have unknowingly
brought me new friends,
friends who know you better than I ever will.
And slowly, so very slowly, I have come to see
that you are not the person you proclaimed to be.
You still hug me.
You still kiss me on my cheek,
You still pretend to be so sweet.
You leave me wondering about who you really are.

And when I see you with her, I wonder if she knows you,
for who you really are.
I wonder if she knows about your past.
I wonder if you will treat her the same way you treated
every other girl.
In all your years, and all your travels,
And all your experiences, and all those you loved,
I hope you learned.
I hope you learned how to be yourself.
Because I know her,
And I know she’s too good for you.

Nothing will ever change for us it seems.
I will always say hi and go through our routine.
It just hurts that after knowing you for over 10 years,
that you would still feel the need to be fake to me.
And all I can seem to hope for is that you aren’t the same way to her...

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