You said

"Text me when you’re home"

You walked me through my storms

You were my cheat sheet

My worst critic

My win and my warning

We joked about growing old

Inside jokes and stupid goals

You were my best friend

My mentor

Now you sound like you’re my owner

Friends are supposed to stay

Not tell me who to be

What to say

You’re not my boss

You’re not my guide

You don’t get to drive my life

Ride or die was ride or die

’Til you started choosing for me every time

If this is what it takes to be your friend

I don’t wanna try again

You roll your eyes at what I wear

Call it "helping" when you glare

You say I’m wasting all my chances

Like I’m homework you’re correcting

You talk

I shrink

I fold

Bite my tongue

Do as I’m told

But every yes I gave to you

Was one more quiet "no" to me

You loved the fighter in me

Now you hate when I fight you back

You say

"I know what’s best"

I say

"I want my best friend back"

Maybe you were my teacher

Maybe you were my guide

But I don’t owe you my heartbeat

Just because you stood by my side