had things in shop class
that could
maim
or kill
in a heartbeat.
drills and saws,
soldering
irons
and hammers.
and in
biology
we had Bunson burners
with gas
lit
beakers,
scalpels to carve
out the heart
of a frog.
we toyed with mercury
in chemistry,
spilling it out onto the counters,
we shook
the muriatic acid
in the air.
in gym class we
played
a game called murder
ball,
where you slammed
a rubber
ball
into another kid's head.
we climbed
a rope to the top of the
gymnasium ceiling,
40 feet up, with no one
below
to catch us if we fell.
we
jumped over dangerous
obstructions
like the pommel horse,
endangering
our virginial precious jewels.
we ran outside in our
little blue shorts
in the rain
and snow
until we turned blue.
high school
was mayhem.
and then you had to take
a shower
with all your strange
and naked friends.
and after that there were only
four more classes to go.
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