by the way

recently i met a person
and for the better or worse
we encountered each other
they asked a simple question about the sound of a drill
as it was just our work we were trying to fulfill
but there was more

cuz when i first past them my gut arose
and my dad says my guts never wrong
and even though when she talked i froze
a second chance came after all

the fire bell rings
we glance at each other and pack our things
and together we exit the building
and we begin to chat

we walk at the same pace
turns out we’re from the same place
we pass an old crush of mine
and i’m unfazed by her face
as we converse

to the library we go
we plan to do work
and i feel like a jerk
but i just wanna talk
and so does she
all of the sudden i’m learning about her family
and we don’t stop

eventually
we realize we have assignments due
that we really don’t want to do
but all of that time just flew
all of the sudden it’s two
and we both have to go
but there’s just one thing about her
that i still didn’t know

by the way, my names jackson.