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What do you do
When your best friend unexpectedly says
"I've always wondered what it would be like
To kiss you",
And you're almost too scared to kiss her,
But you do -
And it's the most beautiful thing in the world,
And the next morning,
Staring at your reflection in the mirror
You notice the purple smear in the mirror
And you touch it like a talisman?
What do you do
When your best friend has crawled inside your mind,
Has stolen your heart -
And she doesn't want to hear about it?
What do you do
When your best friend -
Your best friend, or so you thought -
Vanishes?
Doesn't write, doesn't call.
When you speak to her she says "I'll call you back",
And doesn't.
What do you do
When your best friend isn't,
And she's breaking your heart?


1995
© Lela Kaunitz