In the same public park
A triangular tract of land that felt like a mistake
I committed crimes
Played baseball and smoked pot
Got told I had a great arm and was a nuisance
Watched a girl break both her legs jumping off the swings
The girl was mean
Mean to me specifically
And that’s when and where I learned you could not care about people
Specific people
In that p…
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