March 28, 2018

High School

I was traveling Swede and he changed the subject to my memories of high school.
And like all memories, there are none.
But later, they flooded back!

Statistically, we had a knifing a week, if not a day!
I would be guilty of many of those back then
It was what drove me to take an oath of pacifism in college.

We had at least one shooting a month!
Usually kids from other high schools seeking to kill opposing members of sports teams.
Though no one died that I ever heard of.

No most deaths were caused by an outbreak of meningitis  ...
Nailed everyone on the tennis team!
And hospitalized a movie theater full of people!

And looked at me and said,
" I am sorry it was so bad for you ..."
Heck, I just it was normal!

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