guess what?

"guess what?" you said.

i thought, you found a message in a blue glass bottle. you counted, and there are a thousand reasons you love me. even in your head, everything makes sense. you had a vision of a dystopian future and you think it will come true. you want to make your fortune in fortune cookies. you know where we can find the perfect place to dance all night (dance all night). you made friends with an israeli insurance agent. you keep a jar of cherry candies in your attic. the decoder ring that came in your cereal opens a portal to the world of our dreams. you finally gathered all the courage you ever thought you might need. some people have stopped bothering you. even at night, everything feels okay. you have a new imaginary friend, and you think she's going to take my place in your heart. you keep tripping over invisible red lines, and you want to know what it means. the dinosaurs aren't all dead yet. you want us to publish a novel together. there are no more noses to bend out of joint. there's this girl in boston who found out she could kill sad people just by smiling, and you think we should try it. you're through with risking life and limb for the coupon. even with all the madness we've gone through, everything is still perfect. you want to start a band and invite all our saddest friends to make the happiest music we can think of. you've got a new name for everything. you sold a poem. even with all the senseless mistakes you've made, everything has a reason. or maybe you counted, and there are a thousand reasons you love me.

"what?" i said.
"i'm bored," you said.