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May 11
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Chickengirl

May 10th 2022

7:00-7:42
Bleary eyed
Not yet awake
I had an oddly specific dream
I like the color of yogurt

7:42-8:10
Winding roads
The radio
Dropping my sister off at school
Wishing I could go there too
My mom working in the front seat

8:10-10:00
Tasting bread
Writing about it
Pretending I’m Mary Berry
Feeling surprisingly happy for a Tuesday

10:00-11:30
Doing math 
Unusually quickly
Maybe the bread helps

11:30-12:00
Eating a cheeseburger
And frys
And best of all
An icecream sundae
On the grass 
In the sun
Away from everyone else

12:00-12:30
Sitting in the sun
On the steps
Rereading a book
Perfectly at peace

12:30-1:15
Singing
In a semicircle
With strangers I’m supposed to know

1:15-2:00
Reading ahead 
In a book for honors
It’s too good
To read three chapters a week

2:00-2:45
An awkward meeting
Everyone's talking about me
Mostly they say nice things
But they try to make me talk to people
Crying 
Trying to hide it
Succeeding 
I think

2:45-3:10
Pretending to work on my research paper
Watching a baking show
I’m too upset
To research scams targeting undocumented immigrants
I’ll do it later

3:10-3:25
Driving home
Feeling better now
Scratching the car on the garage
Laughing
Because the last time I drove this car
I popped two tires

3:25-4:30
Watching more baking shows
Not doing my homework
Meeting my sister at the bus
Meeting an old friend
An awkward conversation 
Catching up with my sister

4:30-5:00
Eating popsicles
Drinking lemonade
Laughing about our days
Playing Calico Critters

5:00-6:00
Dancing Zumba
On Zoom
With my mom  
And my sister
Somehow 
I’m less tired afterwards
Than I was when we started

6:00-7:00
Pork Chops
Quinoa
Broccoli 
I’ve never tried chili sauce
I like it

7:00-8:00
Finally doing my homework
It’s not that bad
My mom helps me
It’s actually kind of interesting 

8:00-9:00
Sitting on the window seat
Then on my sister’s bed
Then on mine
Writing a poem about today


 
Event Date: 
Saturday, May 14, 2022
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  1. chace
    May 11, 2022

    i really enjoyed this poem, thanks for writing it

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  1. Chickengirl
    May 11, 2022

    Thank you so much! I'm so glad you like it!

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