in kindergarten, they never taught me how to draw a heart.
and in first grade they told me my 8's looked like snowmen.
I'm still here bending the edges of my heart,
because on paper it looks like an ugly V
and between my ribs it beats irregularly.
in second grade I peed my pants.
and third grade doesn't have any memories.
fourth grade I cried because I wasn't elected to student council.
fifth grade I beat a kid up,
and in sixth grade I beat him up two more times.
he moved to Virginia,
I think.
in seventh grade I quit football to "focus" on school.
and in eighth grade I wore Aeropostale shirts with basketball shorts.
ninth grade I started talking to girls and sequentially had a crush on every girl in student council.
I had a girlfriend then, too.
but we dated for ten months and didn't kiss.
sophomore year I decided that Lone Peak was never going to be where I graduated.
but I met Isaac that year.
junior year I forgot that I was in highschool,
and forgot how to live.
I started senior year looking for drugs, sex, and rock and roll.
and I found Jesus instead.
i met isaac sophomore year too. he was my first high school crush lol why am i saying this ANYWAYS you're amazing and i can't wait to hear you at the noscars tomorrow.
ReplyDeletestudent council was the best. I remember the first time I sparked an interest in guitar was because you and Meyers were jamming in class one day and I couldn't get it out of my head. so thanks for that.
ReplyDeleteand I met isaac sophomore year too.
and this whole thing was real good.
Sorry you peed your pants.
ReplyDeleteAnd that closing line.
I think I found myself sophomore year. This was so tender to me john. I have never been able to write well about high school. But here, you have.
ReplyDeleteJOHN. that last line.
ReplyDeleteandddd the whole thing too.
OH MY JOHN.
ReplyDeleteLast line. Killed me.
Also Isaac is my second cousin.
ReplyDeleteBut I didn't know that until sophomore year. Okay bye.
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