Chapter III : Best Friends Forever

We were sitting in your Honda Civic behind the Sonic after dark Tater tots going cold in the paper bag between us I finally told you what my uncle’s been doing whenever the family gets together My hands were shaking so hard I dropped my cigarette on the floorboard You didn't even look at me You just stared at the red glow on the dash and turned the radio up You looked at me like I was crazy Said, “It’s just a drunken dream, don't you get it?” Said I must’ve drank too much of my daddy’s liquor in the heat Told me, “It’s all a dream, just forget it, he’s your own blood.” You looked me in the eyes and chose a predator over me Left me sitting in the passenger seat bleeding out in the dark Now I see you talking to him down at the hardware store Laughing with my uncle while he buys his bag of ice You see me coming down the aisle and you look down at your boots You told everyone in town I was just looking for attention Told them I ruined my family over a nightmare I had in the summer You helped him bury the truth in the dirt And walked away like your hands were clean We used to build forts down in the dry yellow weeds... You swore we’d leave this town together... You wore my bracelet... Best friends forever...