It was 12 pm.
She left her house
in the shadow
of the overcast.
The sun was still shining
though now
it hid behind a cloud.
Arriving at Ms. O'Malley's
she wavered around
a little bit
as she waited for
Anna Lee.
She had to pick up
Tommy's present
from her.
She hoped
to herself
she wasn't laying around
with some man.
It was sisters
before misters; they promised this to each other
long ago
when their parents were still dating.

But Anna
was a loyal friend
in a fake world.
She considered herself
lucky
to have met her-
that fateful night
when the both of them
accidentally
caught their parents intertwined
in an unassuming position.
Anna had finished packing the cakes,
and she had finished her shift
at O'Malley's.
An innocent night
turned scandalous
at the turn of a doorknob.
But also began
the beginning of a lifelong friendship
that would last
till death
do them part.

She thought to herself she would die
if her father were to catch her
in an unassuming position
with Tommy or Arthur or Jermaine or Jack-
though that were not to happen for a while yet,
and when it did,
she would be far away
from Washington.

And the clock struck 12:05
and there was Anna
and her voluptuous shape
walking down Catterwahls street
towards the restaurant
And her face light up as soon as she saw her
though she assumed a mischievous
look on her face
as she began to tease her
for being late.
"Why, why, Anna Lee! Were you sleeping around?
I thought we agreed
on 12."
Anna's sapphire
eyes were full of sympathy
"Forgive me, Jayne,
my mother was very
tyrannical
this morning.
If I hadn't known any better,
I'd say she knew
we were meeting up."

She paid no mind
to the last part.
"You know
I can't stay mad at you long!"
These words came out
spontaneously.
She stood on her toes
and gave her friend
a flirtatious kiss
on the cheek-
though this was just for jokes.
She'd say she'd marry Anna if she could
and vice versa
but all this
was said in jest.
Besides
who would
want to be in an relationship
with their
best friend?

I love her.
There she is! Walking with her friends
Look! Over there! Beyond the horizon;
Do you not see the silhouette of the great Messiah,
the very one who will save the world
from all their sins?
Look! There she goes! Back inside her house.
How fortunate she is to have a house made of gold
with brass stairwells,
fireplace made out of fire
and brick;
358 roses exact-
in her garden.

Look! There is her mother- 2 generations out of New York-
they say her daddy owns the concrete jungle!
Look! There is her father!
King of the savannah-
lord of all,
he really knows how to sell a house! Blessed be!
There is Mary Jane and Betty Sue! Looking
up to their older sister- as usual. Is there
really any other way?

Look at her go! Up the stairs! To her room;
Such luxuries she has
look at her mirror- made out of sapphires,
they say her comb itself is made out of diamonds-
how lovely!
Look at how many letters she has-
sitting inside the device on her desk-
they say its the latest model-
357 to be exact.

They are from everyone in the school-
that she cares about- except me;
for I hold an infinite shyness- and
would never make a move like that, though
i’m sure she would lend me an ear, if I wanted her to.
How grateful am I to have such a
smart, loving classmate?

Wow! Look at her desk! Filled with thousands and thousands
of unclaimed monies. How fortunate is she!?
Blessed be her!
Did you know she can balance a pencil
on the tip of her tongue? She can hold
a car on her chin! She can calm the jersey devil;
with a flick of her wrist. Hallelujah!
She holds the whole world in
her hands.
She is the queen.
Blessed be!
And such a deserving queen as well.

Perhaps that is why the black whole
is filling inside me.
Perhaps she will teach me how to be a queen like her
one fateful day!
I love her dearly-
I simply cannot imagine the world without her-
she is healing the world with her magic;

However, one day,
I hope,
she can create a spell;
that would make her less
of a hindrance
to the one
who loves her.