happy, safe, alive
a missed connections ad for my childhood friends.
we used to ride the school bus together back when wired headphones weren't a statement i'd hand you my left ear bud put the right in my ear i'd turn on pierce the veil or sleeping with sirens you'd turn on metallica or nine inch nails after i moved you flew to maryland for my quinceaƱera your family had moved to the out states you told me you came out your mom didn't accept it-- didn't accept you i reached out to your grandma to see if i could get in touch with you she deadnamed you i think of you more than you know wondering if you're happy safe alive i wrote a letter to the third part of our trio he moved to california we used to keep up with each other he ended up deactivating all his accounts i think of him more than he knows i wonder if he's happy safe alive three queer kids statistically one of us isn't, i guess i hope we beat the odds that we're all happy safe alive