In the spirit of sharing our students work, we will post the rest of the submissions for Poetry Tuesday on our blog!
These are the additional submissions for A Poem of Place.
Our Keys by Blackrose
Do you remember
when we used to steal Jay's car.
I'd slip the keys into my book bag
and you'd distract him long enough to not notice.
Perks of having a chill brother I guess.
We'd sneak away after dark
heading down the 5
without a care in the world.
The adrenaline rush we craved
only when we were together.
Do you remember
sticking duct tape on your bedroom door.
You lived in the old shed
meters away from the main house.
You loved you solitude
but I was the exception.
Do you remember
when Ethan broke up with me.
How you took it upon yourself
to key "cheater" on the hood of his truck.
I never asked you to
but you did it for me.
Do you remember
the treasure box we buried at the beach.
We were 16
and I tossed in the keys to my diary.
The one where I wrote
how I felt about you.
We promised to come back a year later.
You never made it back.
So here I am now
on the dock overlooking the beach.
I wanted us to be together
even when you had that crush on Lia.
I wanted to give you the key
but I chickened out last minute.
It was always you.
So why am I alone?
Staring at the waves we once ran through.
Holding the stupid key in my hands.
Why did you have to leave so soon?
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