can you hurry up?
can you just ask already?
can you just gather yourself from the heap
you are
on the floor
and steal some words
and put them in a sentence
and maybe a question
will be born
and I will
blush
and then
I will be happy
and I will think
of how nice it would be
and how it would be good
and we could be happy
and then I will say
no.
I will say I can’t
and you will ask
why?
and you will say
I thought you were happy
you smiled
and I will say
I am happy
but
I can’t
and you will say why can’t
you, why?
and I will say because
and you will say
because what?
and I will say
because you don’t like me
and you will say
yes
I do
that’s why I asked
and I will say
but you don’t
and then you will get angry
or you might get sad
and you will ask just one more time
why?
and I will say because
I like you
a lot
a lot – a lot
but so does
she.
and you will say
but I don’t like
her
and I will say
but you are supposed to
and then you will say
that it doesn’t
make sense
and I am making
you angry
and why did
you bother?
and I will say I am sorry.
but you love her.