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Originally published in Moonsick Magazine [offline]

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Originally published in Moonsick Magazine [offline]

   The following piece was published on Tumblr on July 27, 2016.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend she’d take you to a craft beer brewery and when you were both drunk she’d laugh “they all taste the same”.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend she’d cook a yam casserole with marshmallows while asking about your post-grad. There’d be no main course.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend she’d often ask what lip colour you were wearing, just so she could hear you say the strange names aloud.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend she’d take you for anniversary mojitos. you’d say “but it’s not our anniversary” and she’d grin and shrug.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend you’d keep catching her glancing at you over her welding. She’d come join you on the couch, and say “hey”.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend she’d try on all your clothes and look 4x better than you in them and you wouldn’t be mad for a moment.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend she’d repair your toaster before you woke up. you’d ask why it now whistles and she’d say “don’t worry”.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend you’d accidentally say “I love you”, but she’d be fixing a P.K.E. meter, pretending she didn’t hear.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend you’d say you’d never dated anyone who you laughed with as much as this & she’d frown and ask you why not.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend you’d tell your friends she could never surprise you anymore but secretly she would every day.

If Holtzmann were your girlfriend you’d say “I think I’m happy” and she’d say “neat” and leave the room to make coffee.