Two days later.
They never talked
To each other
After that day.
They exchanged looks
During the days
But put down their head
As soon as they identified the person
Who cried with them.
But today,
It changed.
"How often ?"
She asked
After sneaking behind him.
He was startled
And a little bit
Afraid
Of her approach.
"I didn't hear you at all
You scared me"
People have been telling her that
All
Year
Long
"I know this"
She said.
"I'm too thin
So I scare people off
Because there isn't enough weight put on my steps.
And that's
Because I do
What you do."
A pause.
They stared
Into each other's eyes
Sinking in
What that meant.
For the first time
They realised that what they do
Is bad.
They won't have more friends,
As they thought.
They won't have a better body,
As they believed.
They won't feel happier,
As they burned it inside their brain.
"What we do"
They said at the same time
"What we do ...
It's not ...
Cool."
