Have I overstepped to introduce you as
a friend?
“Classmate” just seemed sterile and
insulting in my head,
But a friend is someone you wouldn't
think to appraise
Based on three status updates and how
often their hand's raised,
Someone who's crafted you moments and
heard your appeals.
It's my fault, trying to introduce you
before I knew you for reals.
A long time ago I wrote one called "...Said the Drunk to the Bar Waitress." It was better, but I wrote this one handicapped by momentary sobriety.
ReplyDeleteI love it! And the friend introduction was perfectly cool. Flattering even
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you liked it. The meter of the last line bugs the crap out of me, but I still haven't managed to put together another one that says what I want to say.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the introduction, I made a snap judgement and decided you were alright. If I couldn't have made a snap judgement, or I decided something else, I would have called you a classmate, even though it sounds sterile and insulting.
I consider words a middling pursuit or a very important hobby, and I still use the wrong one way too frequently.