Of course holding the door

I took a step out of team and

immediately wished

I could take a step back in

of course the timing synced.

I walked and heard you

wave to everyone

exchange talks with everyone

so crazy you're an everyone person

so crazy how I'm not

of course I always knew how it would go.

Holding the door

a little lift

it's awkward to let it close behind me

awkward to hold it for the awkward seven seconds

it took you to catch it

held it as I walked past

let it slowly close

you caught it with a

"thank you"

I responded with a 

"yeah"

yeah like it was my obligation

the king of everything and everyone 

I am no one

I did not say "sure"

"no problem"

don't know why

I wasn't surprised

of course all you say is thank you.

Thank you for what?

I guess I said "yeah" as a habit of defense

yeah like

you're not talking

about the elephant in the room

yeah like ohmygod I just want a normal year

yeah like can't everyone just get along and can't we make them

between me and you

you and me

you and I

a million ways you shake it I do not belong in your sentence

and yet I still am

of course it's still icy cold.

Why did I think over time it would warm up

like every normal tiff I've ever had?

Of course.

QueenBee

VT

14 years old

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  • Love language

    Duet

    starting together ending together

    weaving around each other's sound

    adapting tuning

    instinctively fitting into the tone

    the way we want to do this

    the contrast

    played so perfectly

  • The boys in my class

    The agony of the human race

    simple creatures

    snickering at my poetry 

    banging their fists against their heads

    stalling work

    reading mushy parts of books they pretend not to enjoy

    saying stupid things

  • Sleigh ride

    Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too

    F F F F F G F-D Bb C D C-A G F-

    imitating the human voice with instruments

    percussion back there repeatedly hitting the sleigh bells