COOL NAME

The girl from reparation scheme,

I see her in school.

My heart rat-rat-rattles.

        Does she see me?

We never speaking to each other.

Today is day we do?

I put loose books in bag,

hide behind locker row.

I watch.

Imagine.

Dream.

She’s never said

hello.

Good morning.

How are you?

But I swearing my heart is in her mouth

when I seeing her.

I dreaming of chat introduction:

    ‘Hi, my name’s Nicu.’

    ‘Nicu, that’s a cool name.’

    ‘You thinking?’

    ‘Totally.’

I’d like to have the cool name.

Me,

Nicu,

the boy with the cool name.