almost perfect

you'll have
to meet her, your friend
says.
she's perfect for you.
you two are so
much alike,
so different
and so right for
one another.
she likes to read.
she likes to write.
she likes
the beach,
she hates to hike.
she's got legs up
to here, he says,
holding his
hand at his shoulder.
she once ate an
entire box
of cookies
in the middle
of the night.
lovely you say.
chocolate chip?
no, I think they
were oatmeal,
he says.
forget it, you
say, who else
you got.