It’s Been a Month Since I Kissed Someone that Wasn’t You
I set my alarm clock With my calculator Hoping to get extra credit in math after oversleeping I responded “you too” When the waiter said “Enjoy your food” Hoping someday I would wait on him so that the phrase would apply I would rather go forwards going into The wrong room Than to immediately turn back around Hoping that this embarrassing occurrence would Somehow change my life for the good I said “I’m sorry” To an inanimate object For bumping into it Hoping to be forgiven I opened my mouth To tell you my good news But forgot we were now strangers And I walked into a door Hoping to get my mind off of you
A.V. Bailey is a junior at the University of Indianapolis studying English and Secondary Education. In her free time, she loves reading, writing, piecing puzzles together, and spending time with her family. She hopes to publish many novel-in-verse books in her lifetime.