Monday, April 4, 2011

5:47 AM


The phone rang today
I told my mom it was my best friend calling.

I lied.

His voice was a whisper today
Soft as the turning of an old diary page
And heavy with stories
That took me years to forget.

He told me he missed me today
I told him I missed him too.

I lied.
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