we were loud
and fun
and great
and strong
and popular
and beautiful.
we were young
and dumb
and messed up
and high
and stupid.
juniper jane jamison
sixteen year old wonder.
jasmine jay james
sixteen year old introvert.
initials the same
personalities so different.
we were sporty
and talented
and important
for the first times in our lives.
we were overachievers
and crazy
and sad
for the only times in our lives.
t w o
girls brought
t o g e t h e r
by their
d i f f e r e n c e s.
two
g i r l s
who never
k n e w
how they changed each other.
not until
juniper drove right into jasmine's
unsuspecting limbs
back in high school,
cutting jasmine's
life shorter
than a blade of grass
and juniper's
joy shorter
than her pinky finger.
so when their friendship
ended
s o
d i d
t h e y.
