For Becca T

An ode to the 5th season of Doctor Who

When I sould have been studying I was

Watching Matt Smith a la bowtie and fez whisk Rory and Amy away to other words

Instead of re-reading my AP American history textbook 

I watched the 11th hour and then texted you for about 11 hours about it.

I did poorly on that exam but I made it through half a season of Doctor Who that night.

Up until the part where the heroes are separated on a strange alien planet and the villian attempts to pitt them against each other but in the end

Friendship prevails.

Of course, these days TV shows with canonical queer content and more than one person of color with agency.

The stories I prefer, like me, have come down somewhat to earth in their process of political awakening. 

But for that strange, missfit 16 year old

The stars were a beautiful place to find friendship.

"Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth"-- Albert Camus