Triangles

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age: five

Audrey watches James,

James watches Anjelique.

It had only been seven days

when he met her last week.

He used to be so confident

and now he's just nervous.

As to what she couldn't ponder

but then it got obvious.

He seems to contemplate

before he finally nudges her,

whispering something funny

which she only heard as a blur.

She laughs at his jokes

and twirls her blonde hair

while she sits behind them

suddenly all too aware.

She wants to tap James

and tell him, "Hey, I'm still here."

But what good use was it

when she was at the rear?

Talk shifted to drawings

and she showed him squares,

circles, and triangles,

that were, in fact, not very rare.

But she used to show him sketches

of the very same things,

yet he hadn't look so interested

as when he saw her drawings.

And it did hurt to see

where their years of friendship had gone.

It no doubt flew out the window

as soon as he saw this one.

They are sitting in front

and talking to each other;

when one week before

in her place had been her.

Now Audrey watches James,

James watches Anjelique.

Audrey hates triangles,

and James loves obliques.

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dedication: for rhodes_,

because i fail to see how this would be possible without her and her amazing stories..