back to school – Slanted Spines

How we Used to Wait

August 24, 2018April 19, 2019Posted in PoemsTagged back to school, elementary school, fiction, gun violence, memories, poem, prose, school, school shooting, writing2 Comments

New shoes, new shirt, new backpack
We were back on the block again at 7:45AM,
Leaving Spongebob playing on the living room TV
While we waited outside for the bus and Mom watched us from the front door. Continue reading “How we Used to Wait” →