"will you go with me?"

She asks sheepishly. He shrugs

"Can't we just be friends?"

"hey, did you hear what

happened?" "what?"

"no one loves her

anymore." "that sucks."

-"you're so beautiful."

"i'm so not. really. shut up."

-"why don't you make me?"

"i guess it was fine"

and he never told me else

"just remember me."

"Darling you're so sweet"

I moved to her side, mumbling,

"Why don't you fuck off".

His voice, smooth like air

so quiet, so still that I

could only say, "What?"

“How come you’re going

to limit my syllab—” “Shhh,

you’re in a haiku!”

"I couldn't take it,

she stripped me of myself."

"Darling you let her."

And he whispered, with

Tongue in cheek; "I could never

Lie to you." One more.

“How are you doing?”

He turns away and trembles.

“I...I want to die...”