You haven’t seen your friend in two years
and she is coming home again.
Pastel pants you tricked your eyes into fitting
properly – we’ll leave this one to the mannequin.
Surprise messages from someone you forgot knew you.
Bubbly wine in a cheap bottle that spills
and stays sticky on your hands.
Proud, parent eyes looking at you.
Bare-shouldered grass sits on Saturdays.
Mac-stained lipstick rims from the night before.
Nine thirty on a school night, and we’re still out

side by side.