I want to have a pen pal

I want to have a pen pal.

You know,

The type of friend

You communicate with through letters.

No emojis,

No read receipts,

No “why didn’t you respond to me right away.”

Simple.

 

I want to have a pen pal;

Someone who doesn’t need

A daily text.

I’m tired of being that person.

I want to have a pen pal

And wait excitedly for

My next letter,

Dreaming of all the things

I could say that probably

Don’t make any sense

But they can’t really ask questions

So they just have to deal

With my weirdness.

Hopefully,

I’d deal with theirs too.

 

I want to have a pen pal,

Because a person’s handwriting

Can tell so much about them.

Like if they were in a rush;

If they’re worried about something;

If they really thought about what

They wanted to say.

Someone whose writing

Is only theirs,

And no one else’s.

It’s an under appreciated art form.

 

I want to have a pen pal

Who knows when the bad days are coming

Just from the way I say

“things have been okay, I guess.”

Who knows how to make me laugh

Even though they’re not right next to me.

Who knows that they’ll probably get

A poorly written poem with

Every letter I send to them.

And they’re okay with that.

 

I want to have a pen pal

Who I can send

The cheesiest of jokes to.

You know,

The ones that no one finds funny

Other than me?

Someone who might think I’m funny,

Rather than just

Awkwardly laughable,

Though I admit that is

What I am.

Someone who admires

Legitimate conversations�"

Without interruptions.

Some with an open mind,

Willing to listen to my ideas.

 

I want to have a pen pal.

It would sure beat

The pals that I have here. 

Reviews

[Mya Q]

Nice really wonderful! I feel the same although I don't think I'd be a great pen pal because my handwriting sucks. But seriously this poem was executed well definitely belongs in a book of poetry.