If I could travel back in time 
to the moment that I remember 
seeing you in the hallway in sixth grade 
maybe I could have just saved us both 
a lot of heartbreak and wasted time 

We could have just become best friends 
way back then, been each other’s shelter 
from the rain, place to call home– 
when we didn’t have one, a soft place to land.

I would could have been with you sooner 
so I could have loved you longer.