clever boy

i can't help

but laugh when i think about my

best friend

from the 4th grade

into college.

how he never did his homework,

copying

off my quizzes

and tests.

cheating

with the inked answers

on his arms.

rarely taking a book home,

perpetually absent

from class. flirtatious

with

a charming

smile, loved

by everyone.

he's a doctor now,

while i'm on a rooftop

painting

shutters and windows.

clever boy.

clever boy.