when we were
kids my best friend said she
wanted to be famous when she grew
up, she wanted to have her name in the
papers.  

in third grade she moved to new york
city, where they have billboards of famous people on every
corner.

in third grade too much was
happening to me at
once and I never had the time to
miss her.

I just found out she died of an
asthma attack six
months ago.

I heard she was the first child to
die from her hometown in more than fifty
years.

I guess she got her picture in the
paper, even if she never
grew up.