"Poetry"

III

I met her at the library.

she wore glasses.

she looked stupid.

I laughed and sat next to her.

we became friends immediately.

I invited her to my place.

"is this your girlfriend?"

mom laughed.

"just a friend."

"nobody thinks your straight"

I pulled her to my room.

we played games.

ate all the food in the kitchen.

almost burnt the kitchen trying to cook.

It was perfect.

months past and we started dating.

our parents accepted us.

we were happy.

I invited her to my big tree out in the forest.

she was smiling like a little kid when she saw it.

we read books there.

made a tree house with a balcony.

we would star gaze.

we would try to count the stars.

didn't help though.

she was the only star that counted.

we've been dating for 2 years.

it was perfect.

I couldn't ask for more.

we had a routine of hugging in the treehouse.

reading in the branches.

run around like dumb idiots.

she was the root of my leaves.

she sent me a text one evening.

they were moving.

I forgot how to blink nor breath at that moment.

we met at the tree house and I couldn't stop crying.

she said it would only be for 5 months.

5 months.

not that long.

she left the next morning and my parents did everything to cheer me up.

I went to my room crying.

she called me.

we talked for hours.

or probably eternity.

we promised to continue our routine once she came back.

5 months later.

her mom told me they were coming back.

I felt the planet spin faster.

I was about to meet her.

I was so happy to continue our routine.

they sent me an address.

I never knew I could drive that fast without
getting a ticket.

there she was.

my girl.

I saw her crying on the phone.

is she not happy to see me?

I heard her crying my name.

I came over to hug her.

she ignored me.

she didn't even look at me.

did she move on already?

they drove to a road.

with a broken car on the side walk.

I saw myself.

no wonder I didn't get a ticket.

she didn't break our promise though

I still see her reading a book, counting stars, even running around like a dumb idiot.

In our treehouse.

we still did the routine even if we were in different dimensions.