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My teacher tells me

Write an ode

Use the format I give you

?

I am not sure what to write about

Somehow I decide on watermelon

I randomly type something about the texture

I do what I’m told

I have friends

I try my best

But it isn’t enough

I ninety feels bad

A failure

But for some people it’s a win

I don’t want to squash their victory

I don’t know how to feel

I rest on

The stiff wooden bench

With a view of the lake.

I scroll on my phone,

Oblivious.

I then look to the heavens,

But see little there,

Just endless ribbons of cloud

Strung over blue.

Around and around,

Plunging downward,

Soaring.

Floating, 

Just for a moment.

A bird,

Lost in ecstasy,

Unaware of the coming end.

Slowing, drifting down,

We stop.