I am happy for you
believe me, I am
I couldn’t be happier
for you & him &
the mark he left
inside of you, a claim
laid, invisible but growing
I couldn’t be happier

except I’ve got these thoughts
sprinting through my mind
they just won’t shut up

what do you mean you’ve only
been dating him two months
this friday? what do mean
you had a crush on me
last summer (when I liked you)
& what your boyfriend doesn’t know
won’t hurt him—if I ever want
to get together, just call you up
& it’ll be a date—
what do you mean
you’ll keep it?

oh baby
I won’t play second fiddle
to that
forget it, sweetheart
I am way too young
to be wrapped up
in that
& for that matter, so are you
ms. wild-child in love with
the limelight
I won’t stand in your shadow
or your closet

“trust me, I couldn’t be
happier”