On Friendship: Why can't I say no??

Why can’t I just say no?
When the obvious is ever before me,
You have made it so clear.
You continue asking,
And, I continue to give.
Yet, the time has come,
I have nothing left.
My heart has become empty,
My emotions are drained.
I feel nothing in my life today,
Seems to remain sacred.
It’s as though I allowed you in,
On the guise of a friend,
Yet, it seems, on some level,
You have entered and completely taken over.
A time in my life,
Where I only sought a friend.
Am I that desperate?
That lonely?
That scared?
That I’ve allowed this thing,
You call a friendship to proceed.
It’s clear from the beginning,
That I should have set boundaries.
Yet, here I am, still unable to say no.
And, I find my heart is wrenched.
For, I do love and cherish you as a friend,
A friend, and nothing more.
I give, expecting nothing in return.
I know this is sad, but true.
For now, I only wish you would turn,
And, simply walk away,
Give me back the air to breathe.
And so I find myself asking you today,
Please give me some room.
Don’t allow our friendship,
If it ever was a friendship indeed,
To completely suffocate and die.    HB