Penpal

when you left
you wrote down your new address
on a little scrap of paper
gave it to me
and you told me to write you a letter

after you were gone
I cried 
I didn't know if I would see you again
but I remembered
that little scrap of paper
with your address

I grabbed a paper and pencil
and sat down at my desk
and I wrote
everything that happened
since you left

the letter was long
I had to use
both sides of the page
cause I added a post script
and post post script
there was just so much I wanted to say

I put the letter in an envelope
and then I got out the scrap of paper
and addressed it
making sure I spelled 
the name of your town correctly

my mom took me the post office
to get some stamps
and I picked out ones
with different jungle cats
cause I thought
you would like those ones best

then I pushed my letter
through a little slot
and I went home and waited
not so patiently
for your letter to arrive
but my mom reminded me
it would probably take a couple weeks

that night I dreamed
that my letter grew a pair of wings
and flew around the world
until it found you
and landed in your waiting hands

I saw you open it
with a huge grin on your face
and after you read it
you grabbed your pen and paper
and you wrote me a letter
which flew right through my window
landing in my lap
but then I woke up
before I could read it

one week passed
with no reply
and after two weeks went by
I started to think that you wouldn't write back
but lo and behold 
at the beginning of the third week
there was letter in the mail box
addressed to me

I tore in open
and almost started to cry
when I saw how much you'd written
then I flipped over the paper
and I saw on the back
a drawing you had done
of me and you
a crayon masterpiece

I pinned your letter to my builtin board
and then I got out my paper
and I wrote another letter
this one twice as long
as the last one
and I drew a little heart at the end

don't forget to write back
as soon as possible
s'il vous plait
signed
with love
your penpal
<3