Today I signed a library card
I clipped it to my keys, so I could always be prepared
The entire province of New Brunswick is new to me
I am reminded because I now hold a “powerful tool”
That is a privilege is a responsibility is a burden is
“Stephanie’s Ponytail” at 9:37 on a rainy Tuesday morning
When I really should be in Psychology instead of the public library
But sometimes a regression is better than a power and a point
Because “The first to come was the teacher.
She had shaved her head and she was bald.”
So I stared until she gave me a B
I eat the Kinder Surprise that I bought for myself
And set the disappointment on the shelf for someone else
In celebration, I count on my toes the number of times I have smiled today
And leave the bitter realization alongside the egg
Because nothing is ever as wonderful as you remember it
I would give anything for a banana Minigo and a spoon
And a memory of my “nice little ponytail coming right out the back”
Instead I have my 19th birthday and a piece of carpet
Thanks to Robert Munsch