Entitled

I still feel entitled

to being your best friend

to knowing all your secrets

from now till the end

I still feel entitled

to all the good news

to being the shoulder to lean on

when you're feeling blue

I still feel entitled

to check up on you

to be sure you're happy

and your dreams come true

I still feel entitled

when I should move on

but the friendship we built

remains the foundation to stand upon

When does it stop

Should it stop?

Is the awareness a curse

or the obverse

Either way

I shall carry on

whether one sided or reciprocated

 a short-lived fool's paradise 

no longer appearing forlorn