kings of campus
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we climbed over the stalls in the restroom,
we played hide and seek in empty classrooms,
we’d say “Bloody Mary!” three times in the mirror,
we fogged windows and wiped them to see clearer,
we complained that we were bored,
we found out where all the snacks were stored,
we sometimes did our homework,
we agreed—our teacher was a jerk,
we cleaned whiteboards and we scraped gum,
sometimes even these chores were fun,
we waited for Mom for hours,
we picked dandelion flowers,
we made our secret pacts,
we watched the clouds while lying in the grass,
we became even better friends,
we never knew this time would end.
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Ammanda Selethia Moore
Ammanda Selethia Moore (they/elle) is a non-binary poet and writer who also teaches English at Norco College. Their poetry has been published in Synchronized Chaos, Literary Yard, and The Journal of Radical Wonder. They live with their partner in sunny southern California.
