weird boy

university

He is going to university
and I am going to college
and they're on opposite ends
of the country.

I'm staying in a cruddy apartment
with a tiny bedroom
sharing with obnoxious students
but when he comes,
brimming with "I miss you",
it doesn't seem so bad.

I love it when the college day is over,
and I curl up on my bed,
laptop on my knees,
with him hotwired to my Skype.

He is my weird boy,
the best part of my day,
the four hour train trip I'd take any time.

He looks up at me when he's here
with his mottled blue eyes
moss green hair in his face
and suddenly,
everything is OK.