calluses ... monkey bars

Calluses from the Monkey Bars

Dress up in old Halloween outfits Teacups filled with decaf tea Playground chases under the guise of doing it for the siblings Giggles about crushes over ice cream bowls Hours spent dancing with a Wii remote glued to our hands But after the giggling and glitter We’d whisper our fears into the night After we both had experienced loss We cried in the same room we had played Fighting those battles, we returned To the leggings and costume jewelry To the playful snacks and chatter And childhood embraced us Like a mother welcoming her daughter home from school

Jordan Fong Class of 2024