crashlanding [poetry]

goodbye.

oh, come now!
good riddance!
let it happen, my friend.
i'm sure their own idiocy
will come back in the end.

my mind floods with memories
i simply hate to face
my heart flows with emotions
i'd much rather just erase

of you and I
against the world,
the past grabs my mind
in a dizzening swirl

laughter and tears
getting screenshots, hitting send
then i remember
how that's come to an end

but how could i have been so blind?
to not see the truth, look around, turn behind
the enduring mistake of every man
of trusting too much in too short a span

a laugh in the moment,
nothing more than a ploy
to get what they need
a step closer to their toy

that is all you are
and will ever be to them
and from this,
much anger and tears quickly stem

but i am no object
to be used and then traded
for another of your pawns
in this game you've created

(you are not who i pledged my friendship to)

you hold hands with another
i ignore (with resistance)
what's gotten me mad?
YOU'VE FORGOTTEN MY EXISTENCE

goodbye.
i won't say that i'm letting you go
since apparently
you did that a long time ago

i will simply accept
the fact that you've left
with some kind, simple grace
through i'm bitterly bereft

and move on with my life
or at least, pretend so
and go home to a place
where your face will not show.