A friend of mine
wraps her fingers around her wrist,
complaining she is all bones,
her pinkie finger touches her thumb
when I wrap my arms around her shoulders,
giving her a hug,
her collar bones cut into my arms.
I see her again.
2 weeks later,
she wraps her fingers around her wrist,
complaining, again,
that she is all bones,
her pinkie finger and her thumb overlap.
I do not show her
how close I am to being able
to touch my pinkie and my thumb
around my wrist
like her.
I do not let my collar bones stab her
when I give her a hug.
Instead I hand her a bag of Cheez-its
and ask if she ate breakfast this morning.
