i remember
you said when you first met somebody you looked at their teeth
& you said you liked my teeth
& for some strange reason after that
we were friends
you told me a joke
as our first conversation
the one about T.G.I.F. (thank god it's friday)
& S.H.I.T (sorry honey it's thursday)
& for some strange reason after that
we were friends

once we were friends
we sat next to each other in art class
joking that we were no michelangelo
we went camping
you called me just to talk
& we talked for hours
you would just draw me random pictures
& for my birthday
you were the only one who gave me a present
when you drew me a picture of a pterodactyl
on a piece of notebook paper
it stayed in my locker
& made me smile every morning
you told me that if you layed down on the floor
& laughed
it made you laugh harder
& it worked

but now
we are only accquaintances
and sometimes you smile at me in the hall
but all that i see is your teeth
& that's the only thing that involves your mouth
nowadays
no words

& i feel sad