Is it okay

if I don't get up tomorrow

because nobody would notice that

I'm gone

even you

the only one

I can bring myself to cheer for

at the meets and not

seem awkward

I bet you bit your nails

so much while waiting for your grades

they've never grown back

time and again we pass each other

silently in the hallways

but when you say goodbye

you still call your dad

Daddy

who bought you that trampoline

I want one

so I won't use it

just to be cool

Maybe I’ll buy you something

when it comes to your birthday

you deserve it

though I haven't known you for long

if I can get out of bed

tomorrow.