I’m Glad I Have You Part 2

Talking to her for the first time in weeks makes me giddy with happiness:

“Kristen, I ended up pregnant.”

My heart beat does not slow down

The earth does not shatter

But now we talk of abortion and fuck him and it’s your body you do what you want

And she apologizes to me for not being there

And she apologizes for not being a good friend

But I tell her she always was there

And sometimes I too get blown away like dandelion fluff

But even when she doesn’t text back

She’s always there for me

I tell her she’s lovely

One of the best people I’ve known

She does not send back a paragraph

There are not heart emojis

I wonder if she’s texting all of this

Because she can not say it in speech