Chump.

You were
never stupid
and
you were
never a chump

but you
were stacked
like
a stack
of
mishapen
pancakes:

you looked
like you'd
received
severe
brain trauma
as a child,

but you
were smart -
you had
common sense,
at least.

And now,
I haven't seen you in years
and I don't
know
what you are.

Whatever you are,
I have fond
memories of you

but I just
want you to know:

if I saw you
in the street
a small
part of me
would
contemplate
the pretense

of not
saying 'hello'.