A big part of learning to deal with all this
Is to find a few people to whom you can hiss
"It's happening again. Have you got time to talk?"
Or "I need some fresh air, mate, do you fancy a walk?"
But it's reaching that stage that's the difficult bit;
Not everyone's able to handle this shit.
The value of friendship should in no way depend
On whether someone has a shoulder to lend.
Some best friends can in fact be defined
By them saying "No, sorry, it's too much, I do mind."
Emotional investment or just your regular bias
Can mean good intentions sounding callous and pious.
They just care after all, they just want you to smile
And they may well be right that in fact you should dial
One of the helplines out there, an impartial receiver;
My best friend's kept saying this, and now I believe her.
