Author's Note: this poem won HarperCollins and Inkpop's short
romantic fiction contest back in 2010.
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Boy Meets Girl
He saw her in the library in
winter and
Only laughed when a rumor
slipped out of her big mouth
Because he knew she was
actually sorry if his feelings were hurt
He smiled at her at Christmas
because she was alone
And she just smiled back at
him because
She thought he was a nice kid
He talked to her over break
when the snow fell like monsoon rain
About cake and ketchup and
music and boys
And she was sad because their
opinions were so similar and so different
At the same time
He welcomed her back with a
hug when school began
Because she thought maybe
they’d become friends
Through the web of cyberspace
When she fell in love with a
loser
He wished her luck anyway
because he wanted her to be happy
And when the loser ripped out
her heart
He picked it up and gave it
back to her with sympathy
And some snappy retorts for
the abuses of the other guy
And didn’t even say “I told
you so”
When she was alone and
hurting
He told her funny stories and
made faces
And even put up with her
little sister’s teasing
Until his mother showed up to
keep her company so she wouldn’t be lonely
Boy Gets Girl
When they finally got a class
together
She didn’t sit with him right
away because
Boys need their space but
She always gave him a smile
because he always made her happy
Whenever she was on the
computer
She’d drop him a line and say
hi and sometimes
He’d stay quiet but when he
talked it usually rocked her world
When she cried he never
offered a shoulder
But he always made sure she
was okay
Before he left to avoid the
aftermath of her tears
When she bought him a secret
birthday gift he knew it was her
But he didn’t say anything
because
He knew she wanted to
surprise him
And when she went on for her
last show ever
He hugged her to stop her
shaking and nerves and
She knew she would be okay
Girl Loses Boy
And then the other girl came
into the picture and everything changed
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