Off Limits

“I respect my friendships more than my _____.”

It’s just some things you don’t forget

Some people

One person

Her smile was rare

She spoke the way I always hoped they could

She’s too close to my friend

That makes her off limits

I respect my friendships more than my dick

It don’t matter if they like you

You act like they don’t exist

But this smile

Was unrelative, untraditional

It knew the difference between dislike and hatred

Breaking things down

With a clarity most can’t pronounce

They try—then say anything

She didn’t

Precise without showing off

Clever without asking for credit

This was a creator

An empress

And restraint

Was the endeavor