How Could She?

Stacey

I saw her with Christopher.

He’s always been such a loser.

I can’t believe she’d go out with him.

It’s like she’s lost her senses and can’t see

his pimply skin or geeky neck that sticks

out of those shirts his mom buys for him.

It makes me wonder how we used to be friends

and what we ever had in common, which

couldn’t have been much because I could never

Go near someone like Christopher who’s so

different from Mark, who’s so gorgeous

and built, hot enough to be a model.

When I saw them, they were holding hands

and he hung onto every word she said as they walked past our lounge, oblivious to everything.

I called to her but she didn’t even blink. It was like

they were walking on the moon, they were so into

each other, Christopher smiling and nodding

While she was talking,

their shoulders tapping like glasses

as if every word was a celebration.