Tao Lin: Some Of My Happiest Moments In Life Occur On AOL Instant Messenger

i will create a new category

on my instant messenger buddy list

i will call it

'people i like who don't like me back'

and i will move your screen name into that group

and i will invite you to my house and show you

and you will say, 'if i didn't like you why did i come over'

and you will look at my face

and i will have an honest answer for your question

i will tell you that you came over to be polite

and after a while you will go home

and you won't call

and i won't either

and after awhile i won't like you anymore

and after awhile we'll forget each other

and after awhile you will be beautiful and alone inside of your coffin

and i'll be cold and alone inside of my coffin