For A Boy

if you let me
i could love you.
i could be the one
to tell you
when you have mustard on your face.

you say she’s the only girl
who knows when you’re hiding,
but i could be that girl
(if you wanted me to)

i could see you hiding
if i took the time to really see you at all
but i don’t have that time
or space
because it belongs to her

so i will step back
and let her
see you
because she was here first.

and i don’t worry,
because she loves you,
but i could love you
if you let me.