The truth behind gentle lies
My peer has habit of hugging me each time , as she feels a cozy hug rejuvenate her from lethargy
In name of friendship ,I was treated as her agony aunt and I felt a lot of drain in energy
Each day she would call me just to express what her boyfriends new milestone
It reached a stage I was afraid to even open my phone
She used to know the answer and yet kept asking why he did this way and the breakup it led
After a point I understood that she wanted someone who would agree to whatever she said
Not judging her but may be I am not the right person to involve in such shallow talk
I observed my wavelength was different than her and it started impacting my work
I confronted her and mentioned that I like a professional relation than gossiping over a coffee
But even after expressing truth ,this still persisted and I didn't feel free
She continued to watsapp me and I as a favour kept checking on me with days growing
At times I may not feel great but I don't like someone messaging me whole time and asking how I am doing
My way of venting out and expressing is by way of writing poetry
Next day I told her a gentle lie that my watsapp isn't working if she try
If I was a therapist, I would have earned in millions over the hours I spent behind
Same time I would have done something worthy and filled knowledge in my silly mind
She initially continued pinging in instagram but I check that less
This way it reduced and I came out of this mess
Now when I meet her,I am cordial but I maintain this distance
So being a bit strict is fine than entertaining something that can deplete my peace
I see she is hanging out with other peer
I am happy that she got someone like her
I may not have many friends but I don't desire to have the wrong one
I know I told a gentle lie but it was for productivity prioritize me and to harm
none !!!
✍️©️ Priyanka Kamath
19 Feb 2026
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