This is a poem. Does it make sense?
The sap dries quickly enough
You know, I did
my best to get friend-zoned. I invited conversations about boy troubles, brought
her unhealthy snacks when she was stressed, alluded to one-night stands. Once,
in a fit of optimistic frustration, I told her she wasn’t my type. She just
laughed. For weeks, I ate only almonds until I realized her face was an almond,
tan and heart-shaped. The bitterness held like lemon juice in a cup. "Me
and my mother used to love each other." "You're adopted.” “No! Save
it for after college!" There were nights when she would wrap herself under a dirty blanket and whistle railroad tunes to her nose. It was then I
became irresolute and soluble, a yellow duck churning up its own foam.
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