i like your pie

your first
girl friend from the fifth
grade
finds you,
and now
wants to friend
you on face book.
you say okay and
hit the confirm button.
within minutes
you wish you hadn't.
there was a reason
you hadn't talked to her
in 50 years.
now there are more
reasons.
but you click on the like
button because
you don't want her
to think that you've
become a bad person.
you tell her yes,
you do like
that apple
pie she just baked,
hmm. hmmm.
not to mention
the red pot holders
she's been crocheting
for the holidays.
how do you catch up
on 50 years?
you don't. you just say
I like your pie
and move on.