i want a boy—-

who can wrestle with me

and let me win.

who i can talk to about anything

who laughs at my jokes.

a boy who puts my cold hands

in his warm hoodie pockets.

who lets me use his sweatshirt

for a pillow.

who buys me 25 cent rings,

and bouncy balls.

who says i love you & means it.

who will kiss me in the rain,

in the sunshine, and in the snow.

who calls unexpectedly.

who will have many inside jokes

with and me remember each one.

a boy who notices my haircuts.

who realizes that girls say things

but don’t always mean them.

who i can go swimming with

on hot days.

who can tell me his problems

and let me help.

who will listen to me talk—

about the new nail polish i got.

who will bring me seashells

from the beach.

who will let me beat him up

when i get angry.

who writes love letters to me,

and sends them through snail mail.

who draws pictures and leaves them

on my car windshield under my windshielf wiper

who saves his genuine, big smiles for me.

a boy with deep eyes,

that can see through faces into depths.

who wears baseball hats and

lets me wear them too.

who gives me his t-shirt to change into

and not expect to get it back.

who knows my favorite color, song,

car, vegetable, perfume and

the color of my toothbrush.

a boy who will shake my daddy’s hand

and look my momma in the eye.

who will call me by my full name—

first, middle and last.

a boy who will kiss me and

tell me I’m pretty—in public and private.

a boy who will let me cry to him.

who will squeeze my hips just right.

who surprises me and compliments

my manicure and plays with my hair.

who knows when i have a math test

or when i fail one.

a boy who smells like

he just stepped out of the shower.

who wears cologne that i can subtly

smell when I’m leaning on his shoulder.

who will cheer for my team

even when we suck.

who will sing me to sleep

or just to sing to me

who will call me randomly

just to tell me he was thinking about me

a boy who would tease me

just to make me laugh

who tells me i have a nice laugh

and a smile that light up the room

a boy who would walk with me in the park

holding me, and sneaking kisses in

a boy who would tell everyone about me

and smile when he did it

and simply be mine.

Only mine.





*edit* I already have him.