They were always partners in astronomy class
Not on purpose, anyway.
She usually looked at him
She usually tried to talk to him, but he usually didn't notice
She usually tried to get his attention during class
But usually he was paying attention
She didn't have to because she knew everything
Every star every planet every moon .
And this is when things got unusual
He noticed
That she stopped noticing him.
She stopped staring at him, because she thought he'd never notice her, and that's why things were unusual.
She stopped staring at him, because she knew he would never love her
And apparently she was wrong,
Because what is usual about astronomy class?
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astronomy•poetry
Poetrythese poems are for the lonely, forgotten, the lost poets at three am, and everyone else in between cover credit: -sidjenkins
