You stared on with wonder as I got out of my car
I can only assume
It was the sickest Toyota you had ever seen
Nice
You said
We met in the parking lot of an
Unfinished
Up and coming
Shopping center
Nothing between us was particularly magnetic at the time
The construction was boring
And annoying us both
My apathy knows no bounds
But goddamn
These boots were made for walking
Was the kind of look you gave me
Just a few moments after I met you
I didn't even know your name yet
We started hiking a trail in the woods
We walked together for quite a while
Our opposing polarities began to
Define themselves
In more ways than one
I guess
You were an oddity
For sure
An unusual energy
A terrible haircut
You smelled weird too
You were a different species
To me
At least
All that being said
I am often likened to a stray dog
Thank you for taking me in
For as long as you did
I remember
As we marched forward
You told me time didn't matter
And as I solemnly agreed with you
I wondered if anything did
We were carefree children
Running through the cornfield maze
In early October
Killing a bottle of Tito’s with you
In his SUV
That screams
Single dad
Or soon to be
In the parking lot of a trampoline park
Before we go inside and
Do backflips
On New Years
Yeah
I remember
We never looked back
Nor forward
I was happy to be there
It was fun
I walked back to my car
It was the sickest Toyota you had ever seen