So Long, Farewell

I try.

I try so hard.

Do I try too hard?

I really don’t know.

I’m there when you need me to be.

Without fail.

But at every turn, our relationship fails.

You cannot take criticism which is a big red flag.

How can you ever grow as a person

if you can’t admit you are wrong?

I love you more than life and that’s saying something

Because, to be honest, you are hard to love.

But I have a heart as big as the Pacific.

And we’ve shared so much together.

But honestly, dear, you need help.

Help I cannot provide.

I’m not into staying in friendships where you have to rehabilitate.

I’m not a fixer because fixing is fiction.

People are who they are

And I’ve adored you for too long.
You’re no good for me and as a result,

I am no good for you.
It’s sad to let you go

After all these years,

But the choice has really been made for me.

I have standards for friends that are high and you know this.

I’m sorry you cannot meet those standards but someone will.

I’m not giving up on living life.

You’ve at least given me that.