Hey

you called me your

girlfriend

today.

On a call

with your brother?

Hey

you called me your

girlfriend

today.

I wondered if that

meant anything

or whether it was

simply a composite

of “girl” and “friend”.

I am a girl.

Are we friends?

Hey you called

me

your girlfriend

today.

My face felt hot

and something

in my stomach

melted.

Hey

you called

me

your girlfriend

today.

And I wondered if

this was something that

I 

should 

be asked 

or told?

Hey

you called

me your

girlfriend

today

and my head

and my heart

briefly

argued

about which

should be

happier…

Both, we agreed

and smiled

when you

looked up

and noticed us.

~Lu