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Poem Collection - MythOfHappiness - 3. Locker Note 2
I spent forever
Trying to figure out how to respond
To your note
How do you even begin
with something like that?
I guess my best bet
Will be to simply copy you
You know what they say
“Good artists copy, great artist steal”
And I wouldn’t call myself a great artist
I’ve never written a poem
Or even contemplated doing so
But you made it really easy
To mimic your style
How do you think I did?
So onto more pressing matters
You like me.
“Alot”
Or so you said
And you were totally honest, so I’m going to be too
I think you’re swell
(Yes, I did just say swell)
Quite pleasant to be around
An all around all right guy
For sure one of my top three seat neighbours
I like you well enough
Considering our...
Limited interaction
But I don’t think I like you
In quite the same way you like me
I don’t have any wish to smell your hair
For one
Which is not to say that makes you weird
It’s just, I’d rather smell Jenny K’s hair instead
If you know what I mean
I’m sorry,
Really I am
You seem really sweet
If I were gay...
But I’m not
Which is not to say I have a problem with it
Because I don’t
My brother is gay
And my grandpa has lived
With another man since ‘83
I’ve actually never told anyone either of those things
And I’m sure you can understand why
Considering you (an actual gay person)
Would rather slip a note in my locker
Than talk to me face to face
It’s still not quite ok here
In high school
In Oklahoma of all places
Not the greatest circumstances
For sure
But if you ever need someone to talk too
A friend who,
To a certain extent,
Knows what you’re going through
And can maybe help
I’m here
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