he got off

three hours

later and gave

me his phone.

        "here, take this."

                  "what? no! take it back?"

                         "okay, bye! maybe i'll see

                                you around sometime."

                           "no, come back!"

                        "call that good place you told

                                  me about. it's christmas."

    that was forever ago.

    christmas day is almost

    upon me.