High school

High school is,

Chapstick on exams

It's coughing up your lungs

Paper cuts in salt

The grease from pizza

High School is,

Poetry in the bathroom

Broken finger nails

Midnight essays

Dark red lipstick

High School is,

Best friends to strangers

It's glossy magazine love

Bubblegum anorexia

Page 5 of your math booklet

High School is,

Missing earbuds

Ripped dollar bills

It's too right braces

And hide and go seek pimples

High school is four years of this.

Four years of drama tryouts

Four years of cafeteria specials

Four years of PowerPoint intros

Four years of crowds

It's where I am right now.

It's-

High School.