sometimes i wish
i’d remember to wish
to be back
in mr evans room
when everything felt
okay and victorious
and the world was
in order so often
when i would
laugh at the back table
and think
i am so cool
with my friends
and i wished,
sometimes,
i’d remember to wish
to try a little more
to hold on to everything
before one day
it would all just be
a wish.