The Invisible Friend
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Say you want the truth all you want
But really, You only tolerate me when I
Erase myself for your sake.
So really, what is it that you want
From me? You should use all
That anger, that desire for control,
And direct it at yourself: try to
Understand your heart and what it is
You dislike about me— Stay
In your lane. You live your life,
Now let me live mine—
That’s all. Goodbye
This story is part of a collection of poems, short stories and introspective diary entries, called “Grimoire of a Weird Person II”.