Reliable Friends

 My reliable friends line the wall

Of a crowded room

They stand straight and tall

And when words fail

Their music speaks

 

It’s not easy when some don’t answer

No matter

How loud you seem to be talking

They don’t hear you

Are you saying anything?
 

Doubt fills your head when stares become glares

And the people you once thought were

Are not anymore

They left you in the dust

To rust

Away all the metal shine

You once shown

 

But the line at the wall

Stands tall and true

They will never leave you

Because the neck is the extent of their bodies

 

Believe me I don’t know much more than you

Tell me

Something

A secret

A story

 

Remind me why words sound good

Rather than sounds of a melody

From my best buddy

Standing up against the wall

 

They don’t speak much

Just listen

Their words come out in song

I just provide the lyrics

To the life

I live

 

To the reliable friends

In a line

Against the wall

Of a now Empty room