the hug

she says
that she gives you a
B maybe a B minus
in hugging.
you need to work
on that.
perhaps start
with a pillow,
put your arms
around it, squeeze,
but not too tightly,
imagine it's
me, full of feathers
soft and sexy.
the hug is important
to me.
but what about
all the other
stuff, you ask her.
oh, that's fine,
she says, in fact
maybe you should
stay after
school today so that I
can give you an
extra credit
assignment, see
if we can raise
your average, but
meanwhile work
on the hugging.
it shows you
might care.