Best of Them

the boy who mouthed over
your perculiar judges
knows better than them
of your faults
and takes out his iron
to flatten your creases
to smooth your flaws

the mismatched friendship
with its diplomatic shortfall
and those things left unsaid
could not be more delicious
when you gave him a dictionary
to find the word 'pretentious'
because he knew nothing of it
and even with all those
long long bones
there really wasn't a single bad one

the boy who mouthed over
your perculiar judges
knows better than them
of your faults
and takes out his iron
to flatten your creases
to smooth your flaws

perched on the kitchen counter
barren as the woman who wiped it
the lopsided smile
and dreams described as if
they were stolen from your very mind
are the only contributors
to the steadily building warmth
that soon will have reached it's limit
last part in place

the boy who mouthed over
your perculiar judges
knows better than them
of your faults
and takes out his iron
to flatten your creases
to smooth your flaws

he worshipped no false idols
he had no lines to fumble
so why then, sharp-tongued girl
has it taken half a year
to see the absolute perfection lurking
within this sincere, hopeful man?

the boy who mouthed over
your perculiar judges
knows better than them
of your faults
and takes out his iron
to flatten your creases
to smooth your flaws
he is the best of them.