who can wrestle with me & let me win.

who I can talk to about anything.

who laughs at my jokes.

a boy who puts my cold hands in his warm hoodie pockets.

who lets me use his sweatshirt for a pillow.

who buys me 25 cent rings and sticky hands

who says i love you & means it

who will kiss me in the rain, in the sunshine, and in the snow

who calls unexpectantly at random times

who will have many inside jokes with me & remember each one

a boy who notices girls haircuts

who realizes that girls say things but dont mean them.

who shows up at my games, slipping in the door

who I can go swimming with on hot days

who can tell me his problems & let me help

who will listen to me talk about the new nail polish I got

who will bring me seashells from the beach

who will let me beat him up when I get angry

who writes love letters to me but doesnt send them

who draws pictures & slips them gently in my locker slot

who saves his genuine, big smiles for me.

a boy with deep eyes that can see through faces into depths

who wears baseball hats & lets me wear his too

who gives me his t-shirt to change into & not expect to get it back

who knows my favorite color, song, car, vegetable, perfume, &
the color of my toothbrush.

a boy who will shake my daddys hand & look my mother in the eye

who will call me by my full name, first, middle, & last.

a boy who will kiss me
and tell me Im pretty