D+G

We shared our first kiss near the rusty swing set; Luckily I had my cootie shot

Couldn’t risk getting infected; Neither of us knew what tetanus was

I was born at a young age; You were born a week later

I grew up in front of the woods, You grew up 3 doors down

Other kids would laugh when the teacher called you Gabriel

They laughed even harder when they called me Danielle

I didn’t care about any of them; You never liked them anyway

What’s wrong with a boy and girl being friends?

We walked our bikes back home every night; From parks and fields and forests

We lived by the sun;  And the moon was our mother calling us home

One summer you fell in the prickle bush; I had to pull you out myself

We were cut and bloody and in so much pain; But I couldn’t help but laugh

In middle school I joined the basketball team; you started dance

Boys had to play with boys and girls with girls

When I had to move away, I never wanted to leave you behind

You never did anything wrong; You were my Abandonment

Time pulled us apart and the miles between us equalled the days that passed

I didn’t hear from you anymore; I assumed you had forgotten

Before college I reached out, just to see how you were

Your mother was happy to hear from me again

You were never my girlfriend; You were never my wife

We didn’t even know what love was

But all I know is my heart broke

When your mother’s voice did the same

I always told you to get home before dark; We lived by the sun

You shouldn't have been walking your bike so late

Do the angels laugh and call you Gabriel?

Do they also pull you from the prickles?

Is heaven anything like we thought?

Is it an old, rusty swing set?