blurry.

 words are important. 

the words we do and do not

say

you and i do not call each other friends

because

what we are is blurry options...

...maybes

...potentials.

you stumbled over that word the other day

in describing your conversation about me

with someone else-

(another friend?)

you knew i would catch it

catch you

knew i would overthink it

until i chewed all the flavor 

from the meaning of "... my...er, friend"

for the same reason that we are careful

not to say "friends" to each other

we do not call each other bro, dude, and the like

nothing too chummy

no tidy friend zone lines 

am i ok with these blurred lines?

should i be?

how many others deftly skirt

their words with you? 

for how many is "friend"

pregnant with the unfocused meaning

of 

not much at all?