His Number

YOUR NAME HAS 5 LETTERS IN IT
YOU LIVE 14.3 MILES AWAY
WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 2 YEARS

IN THE LAST 2 AND 1/2 MONTHS,
OUR FACES HAVE COLLIDED ON 9 SEPARATE OCCASIONS
AND I’VE MADE YOU COME 5 TIMES

THIS WEEK, I RE-READ OUR TEXT MESSAGES TWICE
FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS, I DREAMT ABOUT YOU RELIGIOUSLY
I HAVE WRITTEN 7 POEMS INSPIRED BY THE WAY YOU TASTE

4 PEOPLE HAVE BROUGHT UP YOUR NAME AND I COULDN’T HELP BUT BLUSH
I HAVE TYPED OUT “I MISS YOU” AND ERASED IT 5 TIMES
IT FEELS LIKE I’M IN THE 7TH GRADE ALL OVER AGAIN

IT’S BEEN 8 DAYS AND 2 HOURS SINCE I LAST SAW YOUR EYES
I CAN NOT STOP THINKING ABOUT THE 3 WORDS YOU MUMBLED
THAT I PRETENDED NOT TO HEAR

AND 4 DAYS AGO,
I STOOD 5 STEPS BEHIND YOU ON THE STAIRCASE
BUT REFUSED TO CALL OUT YOUR 5 LETTERS