For Niki—In Lieu of a Text

by dbdevilliers

hey nik been a minute
doubt I’ll text you so I’m doing this
you never read these anyway, did you
anyway, hope you’re well.
heard you started working where I used to work
it’s not a bad job.
I’ve had worse.
I went and got sober again. going on five
months already now wow
lost the benz oops
my mind too, lost that for a while
it sucked pretty bad.
missed you, might even still
miss you, but I don’t think I’ll
text you, I doubt I’ll
text you, I shouldn’t text you, so I’m
doing this. hey nik, missed
you. might even still
miss you.
I’m glad you didn’t die. I’m glad I
didn’t die. it was cool meeting
you. sorry I went into psychosis.
sorry you went to jail. heard you’re
working where I used to work.
doubt I’ll text you so tell randy I said hi
if you meet him, he’s all right.
missed you, might even still.
wish you hadn’t gone back to jail.
wish I hadn’t gone back Out
There but hey nik.
that’s life
isn’t it.

hope you’re good. have a good night.