Great friends are true to one another
they understand you
do everything they can to protect you 
make sure your safe, put you first

i had a great friend
she is no longer that.
why?
because she was such a great friend

see, she knew everything
about me, my life, my family
she promised she wouldnt tell
but she did

at the time, I was angry
I screamed, I yelled, I said the worst
she just took it,
she was a great friend

my family broke, my life broke
it was a terrible time
i turned my back on her
she was the villian
she made it all happen

we were no longer 'friends'

I blamed her,
I snubbed her,
my family's pain was her fault
she was the culprit
I hated her..I did

I trusted her so much
I couldn't handle that she betrayed my trust
took it upon herself to let my personal affairs be known
to what a couple of suits?
she was the villian

it's been three years now
I've never regretted hating someone so much in my life
she was my great friend
she wasn't the culprit
or the villian
she wasn't the one that wrecked my family

She saved us

I didn't realise it at the time
but what she did for me
only a great friend would do

she saw my suffering and did
what she thought was right for me
she put me first
so she made a choice
she knew I would be angry
she was prepared
she knew me
she knew how I could get if I ever felt betrayed
she knew that once I found out she told someone
my secret
our friendship would be over...
she knew all that
she gave up our friendship
so that my suffering could end

she was, no, is my great friend!

Written & (c) Roselie Luafutu 2008