to think that I didn’t know the sound
of your voice
the pitch of your laugh
the ticks that set you off
and the quirks that you have
just ten months ago
our timelines had not known
each other
but now, you feel like a piece of
home
like you were there
the first time I cried over
spilled ice cream
the first kiss I shared
you know
how his tongue felt so weird on my own
we giggled about that over the phone
you know about the first test
I failed
I told you all about it one sleepover
while you snacked on pecan pie
and I inhaled baked chips
and we braided each other’s hair
while High School Musical played
and Troy and Gabriella sang their first
karaoke song together, some serenade
and we talked about how high school
would be so
cool
we’d be so
cool
we were
we are still
it’s the power of finding
solace in a stranger
how strange, huh
that you were ever a stranger
to me
how now, it would be a lot stranger
if I woke up
without the ability to text you my latest
hot, lukewarm, or cold tea
I’m so thankful for your presence
and I don’t say that enough
when I think of life without you
life sounds a little rough
brittany given. 