Juxtapose

I wonder how different
our friendship would be
if I treated you
the way you treat me.
Would you fail to stick around
if I pushed you away
or would your love for me
be so strong as to stay.
Would you cry yourself to sleep
in the dead of night
knowing I am dozing restfully
not thinking of your plight?
I suppose the answer I’m seeking
is the one I know to be true,
if I treated you like you treat me
you’d come to hate yourself, too.

~LT