open my locker
a note falls out
a secret admirer

first date
I text my friend
I’m in love

sleepover—
freshly painted nails
cup my face
we stay up all night

piercing our noses
we pretend not to be
afraid of the future

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

high above the
water’s edge
. . . jump

racing with friends . . . 
a dare? 
mid-air regret 

the boys of fall 
kings of the school 
no one knows sacrifice

life changing injury . . . 
is life worth it? 
the fight continues

TOP half champion

CHAMPION

BOTTOM half champion

a line stretched to Mars
the only porta potty
at this festival

only loved me
on the porch
drink in hand

Friday night
mall claw machine
stands no chance

yellow boots
long legs
bouncing while she talks

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

memories with old friends
swarm
in just one car ride

the water splashes
onto my back
fireworks go off

in the distance
the belltower rings
goodbye, friend

starry sky
    interrupted
by a puff of smoke