When he had to go out of town
he asked me to stalk her for him.
He wanted to make sure
he didn’t miss anything important
on her day to day activities
I guess.

Either this was before social media
or maybe she’d blocked him
I don’t remember.

Either way
I had the assignment
of following her around town
keeping tabs on her life
providing back in curt reports
occasional pictures
short descriptions of her activities
informing of all her adorable goings-on.

I did not get caught.

Did I fall for her?
Of course not
though she was a beauty.

I was steadfast in my objective
a loyal friend.
I served him well
and offered him more ammunition
for his secret love affair
with the girl
he was too frightened
to ever talk to.