Inventory

It's been really nice to meet you
and getting to know you these last few days
And if you'd like to keep in contact
then I think that would be just great.

Maybe you could write to me
and then we could be like pen pals
but I suppose people don't really write letters anymore
cause it's normally all emails (which is a shame).

I understand that you live there
and I live all the way over here
but you're more than welcome to drop by
anytime if you're ever near

And if you need a place to crash
then you can have my sofa bed
but my real bed is pretty big really
so you could share with me instead

Then if you wanted to stay for more than one night
like two or three or four
You wouldn't even need to ask me
because you could even stay for five.

If after awhile you'd want to
move your things in bit by bit
then I'd empty half a shelf for you
where your toothbrush could sit

And if after awhile you'd want to
move yourself in all at once
then I think that that would be okay too
and I would jump at the chance

If after thinking about it
you wanted to go halfsies on a pet
then it would have to be a dog
cause I'm allergic to cats

And after a few weeks
we could think about getting married
and pick out spots for honeymoons
with their thresholds you'll be carried

And a few weeks after that
we could think about family options
but if one of us was barren
we could look into adoption

Cause there are a lot of children out there
that don't have a mom or dad
but I reckon we'd make good ones
or at least ones not so bad.

And we could get jobs are promotions
doing things we really like
and buy our kid the stuff you'd buy
like dolls and skates and bikes

And I'll teach him or her to ride it
like my daddy did for me
and you can put the plasters on
when they fall and graze their knee

And we'll send them off to university
and comfort each other when they're gone
I'll hold you in my arms and tell you
"Ten terms is not that long"

And I'd let you know your sacrifice
was never let unnoticed
and the kid we have both raised together
was worth not getting promoted

And maybe you'd get irritated by my constant snoring
but then again maybe I would find your stories boring
But me and you, side by side, walking hand in hand
would know even little arguments were all part of the plan

When we're all old and fat and gray
with twinkle in our eyes
I'll love you and forgive you
for looking at those other guys

And I'll bet spending my life with you
will make us want to live forever
and maybe we'll be lucky and our lives will end together
For knowing you, these last few days
has turned my life around
and I thank my maker every day
for this person that I've found...

... or we could just leave it??

-Nick HELM