Antihero

can’t you see
don’t you know that
he isn’t the one
i am
move past his perfect hair
teeth
skin
body
i am the one who holds
you
collect your tears on my
shoulder
clean the wounds of your
battered ego
you’re not
ugly
fat
or worthless
you are a prize
he cheats
lies
take
and never give
you are too precious
as we sit on the bed
my hands cradling
your crying face
why can’t you feel
my love
worship
adoration
yet I’m the one
demoted
the lowly friend
he doesn’t realize
the extra life he ruins
by hurting
you