“And I went up the hill to class…”

Vandal Poem of the Day: November 16, 2022

 by Lucia LoTempio

And I went up the hill to class    And I had a body
And I had my body    And I had a whole
hike    And I was out of breath    And I panted
as if a man touched me    And I was on my knees
going up the stairs    And white bunnies
of dust stuck to me    And what stuck to me
was the smell of another hole    And I took
an apple    And I rested it in me    And I rested
And it was a round red in the light    And bright
And from underneath the man I loved
held me down    And pulled himself a slice
And the swift glare and ping of a pocketknife

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