Why do friends capitulate in the end?

The spark which lights their eyes turns into a hate filled fire

and they grow into bitter tears 

which fall from eyes 

I know that familiarity becomes contempt

and love that once stood upright 

like a tree yearning for the sun and sky

dies

like dust 

maybe we rely on friends and friendships too

much when in truth people grow bitter at their roots 

over time 

and kindness should be people’s responsibility and reason and rhyme

but like hawks friends scout out our weaknesses

and dismiss our strengths 

like the cold clammy cleanliness 

of winters night in a hospital bed

when all is said and done

a frenemy can hurt you a lot more 

if they have the keys to your heart.