the one that counts

most of the time
you see yourself
as a pretty hip n
happening kind of cat
and you know
that even though
not everyone likes your style
the ones that count do
the ones that don’t count
well
they can think what they want


it’s only when
the ones that count
or more to the point
the one that counts most
changes sides
when that person
who for so long
held you close
and you them
says
i don’t want to be your friend
when that happens
the background breeze
of doubt
always there
but rarely an issue
swirls and gathers
like an army
a galeforce descends
and tears at your limbs
strips you
of your leaves
wrenches you from
the earth
until you’re lying flat
face in the dirt