Anything

You called to forgive me

Dude, your dog bit me

And I contracted rabies

And though I was only rabid briefly

I was clearly unavailable

Because I was feeling terrible

When you showed up with your new sketches

I reacted underwhelmingly

And now we're stuck in pleasantries

Like how you been, and the weather

And remember how we used to drive

Like runaways side by side

Oh I would say anything

In a universe parallel to the one we know

We have children, and they're almost grown

And I get a call from the older one

On the school telephone

Daddy they don't like me

Oh please, please can I come home

And I would say anything

I would say anything

I saw you last week at the dog park on 5th Street

It was cold

You were holding up your phone to your left cheek

And I pretended I didn't notice you

I pretended I was deep in thought

In some poetic melancholy

And I took out my notebook

I looked up and you caught my eye

and you smiled like you could read my mind

Oh I would say anything

I would say anything