The "you" you've become

[Kaldwin]

This was inspired by an old... Friend...

This isn't you;
In your tight jeans
with a cigarette between your teeth.
You're not "misunderstood,"
nor are you "finding yourself."
You are quitting, giving in.
What happened to you?
The perfectly polished hair.
The friendly white smile.
The drinking of cokes, not gin.
You aren't you,
not the "you" I fell in love with.
Not the "you" that you planed to be.
You've become what others wanted.
You've become different.
You've become the "you" I detest.

We've all lost people in this way. Not to some outwardly tragedy, but to the tragedy of who they are becoming. I can sense the loss in this piece.

The drinking of cokes, not gin.

This line reads a bit awkwardly. 'The drinking', is just a slightly jarring phrase. If you wish to start the line with 'the', might I suggest changing it to something along the lines of 'The cokes you drank, instead of gin.'