Once Were Trusted by Graham dePenros 

Once Were Trusted
by Graham dePenros
People tell you they're your friend
You believe them because you need them for what's around the river bend
You think you receive the signals they send
It's tougher to look than to leap; you extend
They'll stay, they say
They're skin-deep
When the time comes, they say
Too steep
The verse paraphrases The Strangler's song, Skin Deep. Thank you.