you sat on the piano bench and i sat on the floor we talked about our fathers we shared our lonely childhoods broken bones, broken hearts i decided i could listen to your voice for hours you told me you wanted to be a pianist and i offered to teach you guitar i played stevie nicks for you and you said you didn't sing but your voice is beautiful and i wish you'd sing for me you told me about the songs you like and i went home and made a playlist it's four months later and i have every song memorized in alphabetical order
you told me you didn't believe in love but i know real love and i know forced "love" and i know i've loved you since that day in september when you told me i had beautiful handwriting and i'll never forget how you looked at me instead of the paper when the words drifted through the stuffy third-floor air and i didn't even know your name
so for now i listen to your songs on repeat and look forward to tomorrow i just wish i'd kissed you that evening of the recital on that ****** piano bench
i haven't written a poem for you in months i want that night back because it's a side of you i haven't seen since you told me you liked her