People will tell you to “lighten up”
And get pissed off when you finally do
People will tell you “Hey! Look at this!”
And get real mad at you seeing through
People will say you should always speak up
But complain when it crosses their fragile lines
People just don’t know what to do
But try to hide this thought from their minds
People love to caw and coo
Pretend to be cocksure gods of this world
They’ll say they’d take a bullet for you
But can’t even say no to taking your girl
They pretend to cheer you on but always
Secretly hope you fail and fall
There are very few, if any, around
That honestly want happiness for all
And in one man, a saint and a scoundrel
And some of us one or the other, moreso
But the final litmus test for a friend
Is someone who cares and makes efforts to grow
