Dignity, with a price of sacrifice of sham.

Just friends
And it's far more of what I want,
Than when we were bound to each other,
Duty that isn't respected by us.
Forced like a beast with a ring in its nose,
Miserable humiliation.
And I know we like each other better,
When we're dignified.
Haughty is better than horrified.
A little love can shine through the mist this way.