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take off your running shoes

there’s a boy with a black jacket and green eyes jumping into your car

and he asks you to buy him a cupcake so you do

and he hasn’t told you his name and you haven’t told him that you stole this car

he follows you home and crawls into your bed

he tells you what his name is but you think he’s lying

so you let him tuck up to your body and tighten his arms around your shoulders

when you wake up he’s still there and it’s still dark outside

so he takes your hands and pulls you outside

you drink something that makes you feel numb

and you still haven’t told him that you stole that car

and he hasn’t paid you back for the cupcake so you sit in silence

 

and then you go to bed again and he’s there

when you wake up there’s a warmth pressed on top of you and hair in your face

he’s still there and you’re still not sure what his real name is

he says he has to leave soon and his voice is weak

and well, you don’t want him to leave

 

so one day you wake up and it’s been snowing all night

and it’s freezing and he’s not there

it takes weeks and weeks and you wondered if you dreamed him up

and you want to know why he got in your car

and why you let him get close to you

you still can’t stop thinking even when the world’s asleep

 

but then its 3 am and you just got to sleep and something crashes through your window

so its him, and he’s soaking wet from the rainstorm outside

he crawls into your bed and you say ‘took your time’

and you can feel him smile into your neck and he whispers so only you can hear him

‘i went away but then i remember you and i came running back’

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May 22, 2013
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