this is ralph, friend me

ralph calls
you on the phone.
hey, he says.
i saw you on
facebook, can
you friend me.
i sat behind
you in the sixth
grade,
remember me,
i used to kick
your chair
all the time.
i'm sorry about
that, but hey.
we need to catch
up, have a drink
sometime.
remember
the good old
days. i heard
that susie died.
the girl who sat
next to you
with glasses
and pig tails. it
was a hot air
balloon accident.
power lines.
it was on you
tube. well, got to
go. friend me,
okay. hey, do
they still call
you stinky? maybe
that wasn't you.
i could be thinking
of someone else.
hello
are you there.
hello, hello?