Before The Boys

Before boys and crushes and love,

I had all my friends and ignorance and trust.

We'd whisper our secrets

And promise we'd keep it.

This was sacred,

And you may not like it,

But we chased it.

Before soft lips

And growing hips

And wanting to feel our first kiss,

It was bad nail polish and cheap perfume

And the best sleepovers

In the pinkest rooms.

Before batting eyes

And pretty lies

And cute, dumb guys,

I had just-girl tree forts

And awful, jean grandma shorts

And cutting my hair way too short.

Before boys,

I had girls.

Before his hand held mine,

I had a partner in crime.

Before he kissed me and swept me off my feet,

I had a best friend and she was all I'd ever need.

It wasn't just me.

She found a boy too,

Little did we know,

Both of us were just toys.

I miss her, not him, and our hair in the wind.
We went our separate ways and I regret that

To

This

Day.

Please take me back to when boys had cooties.