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The best part about summer

Is the nothingness of it

Lying on a blanket in your back yard

A book on your chest

And iced tea in a mason jar

The best part about summer is the Fourth of July

Intuition is our instinct.

It’s our instinct tapping us on the back

and whispering what it believes will happen soon,

what it needs you to be on your guard for.

After 5th grade,

My bracelet

Was a brown bead

On a thin white string.

After 6th grade,

My bracelet

Was a green bead

My freshman year was sterile

I was separated, regulated

It smelled of hand sanitizer and soap

The hallways were one way only

“Oh. Okay, I see. Well, another time then. What about winter break? Oh, of course, I understand. Well, don’t worry, honey. We’ll figure something out.