he caught my shoulder as i brushed by . i looked at the date at the corner of the page and did the math in my head . he looks up to the heavens and blows out a fake , relieved breath before returning his eyes to mine . the girl 's tight smile says otherwise , but i figure there 's some story there that i 'm just not getting . when im around you , i want to be a better man . he scowled , as if offended by her question . i need to see how i measure up . 