I was young & spring showed up
I was told that on mayday
tradition says
to leave flowers for a beloved
on their doorstep
to ring the bell, and to hide in wait.
I did this for my best friend-
she knew to look for the flower giver
to find the flower giver
and to kiss the flower giver once she did.
She found me behind the lilacs
and she kissed me.
I got mad
or I got embarrassed
not that she'd kissed me
but because
she knew it was I who had given them.
I got so mad I made her cry
and she was my best friend in the world
so I cried
too
