i will create a new category
on my instant messenger buddy list
i will call it
‘people i like who don’t like me back’
and i will move your screen name into that group
and i will invite you to my house and show you
and you will say, ‘if i didn’t like you why did i come over’
and you will look at my face
and i will have an honest answer for your question
i will tell you that you came over to be polite
and after a while you will go home
and you won’t call
and i won’t either
and after a while i won’t like you anymore
and after a while we’ll forget each other
and after a while you will be beautiful and alone inside of your coffin
and i’ll be cold and alone inside of my coffin
- Tao Lin, from You Are a Little Bit Happier Than I Am
