You`re Going to Lose That Boy/Girl

The other day, a friend of mine turned and he said:
"Can you tell me if I`m wrong with the thoughts in my head?"
I asked him what he meant as tears filled into his eyes,
"I want to know if I`m buying into all of her petty lies."
There was a glimpse of agony colored in his eye,
But it was painted over with the golden stars in the sky -
"Truth is," he sighed, "She`s my whole world in one,
But right about now, my heart`s weighing nearly a ton;
These horrible thoughts are weighing it down more everyday -
Putting it into rusted chains, making it impossible to give away."
I looked at him with horror stricken into my blushing cheeks,
The words he was pouring out were making my voice so weak,
I knew the truth, but to tell him would would mean to betray;
Because I promised her I wouldn`t, I stand by words that I say.

"I just want to know whether I`m right or whether I`m wrong,
The longer it takes, the worse it gets; and it`s been so long;"
He bowed his head as he put his face into his palms,
Took a deep breath and tried his best to stay calm.
So I flashed a ceramic smile at him and I slowly began to lie,
Looking at my hands so I didn`t have to look him in the eye;
When you`re torn between two friends, what are you to do;
Whatever you choose, one of them will be mad at you.
So I chose just a friend over a boy that I have always adored,
Opened up my mouth anguished with deceit and the lies poured.
"You have nothing to worry about, you and her are made to be,
She loves you more than anything in the world, can`t you see?"
He looked at me with his beautiful blue eyes and he said:
"So I`m wrong with the thoughts that are running through my head?"
I gave him a sorrowful look and sighed: "If you keep questioning her,
You`re going to lose that girl, so tell me what do you prefer -
A life with her, or a life where you lost her because of your trust?"
Standing up, he said his thanks and left me behind in the dust;
But if I could do it over again, I would go to her and set her straight,
`Cuz she doesn`t deserve to have a guy that is his kind of great,
I lowered my head as I kicked myself, whispering: "Now I lied,
Because the truth is something that I pathetically chose to hide,
And I`m just like her, I gave him the advice I should have told to me -
'You`re going to lose that boy' to a girl that`s not even meant to be."

-Jenna Elphick
September 2, 2007