The Song Last Listened To

I crashed into a boy in a black hoodie
who had been walking fast
he was an angry kid
the one who always skipped class and got into fights

his ipod had fallen out of his pocket
but on the busy freeway of high school
he didn't notice and kept going
so i picked it off of the floor with intents to return it

there was a faded name on the back
a name that wasnt his
this ipod was
the stolen ipod from two years ago

i put the buds in my ears
and played the song he last listened to
i expected some loud metal punk music
but was surprised by the sound

it was a calm tune
a soft piano song
one that made me want to cry
so i paused the song and rolled the cord around the music player

there he was walking
with his hands in his pockets
he suddenly paused and looked around
on the ground as if he had lost or dropped something

so i tapped him on the shoulder
and gave him a bright smile
holding the ipod out to him
and he took it wordlessly then shoved it into his pocket,

and walked away