I know how it goes
you get pushed a lot
when you fell off the monkey bars
at school
nobody helped you up
but you heard a “helpful” snicker
on Valentine’s day
you got one from your mom
but Brian T. got one from Emily
you find you relate most to Charlie Brown
you want to talk philosophy, and your crush
and your pet rock just doesn’t talk much
for some reason
well, I get it.
there are plenty of friends to be made
and the best part:
you get to pick out their names
it’s like having kids except
you don’t have to feed them
and they don’t stink.
you also get to choose their personality
and if they start to be mean to you
you can will them out of existence
TAKE THAT!
you can wake them up when they’re napping
because you want to have a tea party
you can splash them with mud and
they won’t splash you back, probably
word of caution:
don’t talk to them
in public
or at the dinner table
these friends are best kept secret
it’s more fun that way
and I don’t want you
to get laughed at even more
they don’t know that you fell off
the monkey bars because
you were trying to help your imaginary friend
across
they can’t see the invisible
like the goodness of your heart
or how you cry yourself to sleep
because words sting a little
okay, a lot
how to make an imaginary friend:
easy.
think them up, and make them love you.
how to make a real life friend:
I’m not really sure.
I just know it’s not that simple
but that’s a poem for another time.
- mrp