echoes of us

I dread going to school every single day.

I hate it,

I hate being trapped there.

But I love being greeted by my best friend

who could make hell

feel as freezing as

these February Maryland mornings.

Hope is often used as a term to wish for something.

But hope is broad.

Vague.

Some people hope to win a sports game.

Or did I just wanna be different?

Like an outcast just wishing,

somebody might notice what's wrong with me.

That she looks like a boy and,

she's playing with knives for toys and,