1.
My coat was still in my hand as I walked into school
My hand meant to throw it around my shoulders and zip it up
It was freezing
My hand forgot

2.
You kissed my head as I walked past you on my way out

3.
Good-bye is a curse developed by politicians
Meant to close an argument with the last word
You didn't even give me the chance
"See ya," I whispered under my breath
As if to lift it somehow
Good luck getting my hair out of your shower

4.
For some reason, we have more respect for airplanes than for beat-up off-road pickup trucks
His loafers were more worn out than his hiking boots
His foul-weather jacket has been dry for weeks
It hangs lifelessly on the back of his kitchen chair, waiting for him to get sick of all this and rush out in a hurry

5.
I looked again at the model in the sports magazine
Holding her ponytail out to the side
"She spent too much money on her running shoes," I thought.
"So did I."
But I abused the laces as if they were any other pair
If I had caught my breath, I think it would have been cheating