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Mallika Khan

If I Was Her Boyfriend

If I was her boyfriend

I’d invite her to stay

the night at my house

if she likes. She would say,

“Yes!” We’d grab snacks.

I would nervously rest

my head on her shoulder.

O why did I wear a dress?


If I was her boyfriend

I’d brave to encase

myself in her. I’m sorry,

is there something on my face?

She says I look pretty with

this lipstick, it suits me.

But I hate the pink in my cheeks,

we’re not even watching this movie.


If I was her boyfriend

I’d lie in her lap

and ask if I can kiss her.

She’d laugh and close the gap.

Mumble amidst soft lips

that she loves me so.

I wish my manicured palm

didn't fit so well in her own.


If I was her boyfriend

we’d make up silly songs

on my ukulele ‘til it’s morning

—Shoot! We don’t have very long!

Uhhh pick a hand, any hand.

I’m not sure what we should do,

but I know I hate feeling like

I must be a boy to love you.

Untitled (2012) by Gaëtan Henrioux


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