No Name Brand Friend

Tough love, tough hate and talk and talk they do
Words here, thus words there, nay to fight, takes two
With people nie the hardship doth they make

A face with a smile, kind warmth, oh so fake
A sting, a strike, an unexpected spear
Determined hurt from a person held near

Without effort, the pain that we all know
More wrong, now you scorn, let my tears just flow
That smooth contempt followed by tarnished pain
Smashed and soiled feelings, neither any gain
Retreat, be safe, to close in yonder shell
If not your cut, emotions almost fell

To slither and slice, it’s what we do best
Without even trying, a simple quest
I love you, I care, don’t push me too fast
But we recover to friendship that lasts