What We Own (LBI Edition)<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
We own that narrow bike path under the bridge
\nThat we\u2019d unsuccessfully share with strollers and beach chairs hanging off shoulders
\nWe own the chicken fingers and curly fries and free tap water cup from the place where the
\n\u201creal\u201d owner hated us
\nThe ocean on seventh street beach, who else would own that besides us?
\nWe are looking to disown the bikes with broken chains and rusted pedals, but for now they\u2019re
\nours
\nAnd we own the oysters you order at the restaurant on the bay
\nWe own the water slides, and the tubes you ride them with
\nAnd the badges that let you onto the beach
\nAnd the menu with duck breast and bone-in filet mignon on it
\nAnd the ice cream parlor where the servers sing showtunes
\nWe own the shuttle that passes us by when its too full to fit more
\nOn Thursdays we own the boat ramp and the cover of Sweet Caroline the band plays
\nAnd we own the line for the WaWa touch-to-order screen, and the fights that happen there
\nAnd the bumper stickers on every car, and the tickets for going 40 miles per hour instead of 35
\nWe own the OPEN flag that washed away in the flood
\nAnd the episode of Man vs Food where he ate our wings
\nAnd the traffic on Sunday afternoons
\nAnd the bridge to get in and out
\nAll of us do<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
The Student Identity<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Make sure to appreciate the student identity because it comes with
\nFree access to JSTOR research
\nAnd it comes with the need to research anything at all
\nIt comes with the ability to pick and choose when you\u2019re too old or too young or too cool for
\nsomething
\nIt comes with no judgment for nightly takeout
\nAnd it comes with guaranteed breaks from class
\nGoodbye to a September new years eve
\nIt comes with professors surveying you and caring about your answer
\nIt comes with a schedule you\u2019ll never have again
\nGoodbye to Friday\u2019s off
\nIt comes with student centers to rarely sit in and dining halls to complain about
\nIt comes with swiping right on dating apps knowing there is at least one major thing you have in
\ncommon
\nWith bi annual portal password changes
\nWith an evolution from dorm to double to single room
\nIt comes at a cost you might be paying back forever, worth it or not
\nIt comes and then at once it goes
\nSo make sure to appreciate the student identity<\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\n
Girls my Age<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
In kindergarten I marched around my house in pink translucent 2-inch heels<\/p>\n
Cosplaying as my teacher Marci, because it was the closest thing to taking her home with me in my rolling backpack<\/p>\n
If I pretend to be Marci, might she like me the most<\/p>\n
As much as I like her<\/p>\n
I rationalized and I marched day in and day out until I was suddenly a high schooler embarrassed by the mention of it<\/p>\n
And forever averted to pink translucent heels of any inch<\/p>\n
Instead I sloshed around crushing the heels of my sandals, not picking up my feet to follow Lauren around the halls<\/p>\n
I waved the bus away without me when she stayed late after school<\/p>\n
I got to homeroom early with prepared wit I shared with someone else within her earshot<\/p>\n
Christmas break was 16 days that year<\/p>\n
A royal slap in my face<\/p>\n
And when we got back Lauren was pregnant<\/p>\n
Reminding me she was my teacher, not my friend with girl in front of it<\/p>\n
That 39 year olds probably don\u2019t see 15 year old\u2019s the way they feel<\/p>\n
Though I know she didn\u2019t see me like Tyler or Tim in 3rd period<\/p>\n
And then two years later she was dead<\/p>\n
Yes<\/p>\n
The talk of the halls, where I\u2019d trail her shamelessly<\/p>\n
A story I never really know how to bring up<\/p>\n
Other than like this, abrupt and cryptic<\/p>\n
Stealing the life from the room, much like her fate<\/p>\n
But it plays on my mind as I type an email to my professor who, yesterday, lingered long after class<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\nTeeny Chirichillo<\/strong> is a 2022 graduate from Long Beach Island, NJ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teeny Chirichillo What We Own (LBI Edition) We own that narrow bike path under the bridge That we\u2019d unsuccessfully share with strollers and beach chairs hanging off shoulders … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2513,"featured_media":0,"parent":2693,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3323","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThree Poems - Writers House Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/writers-house-review\/vol-3-winter-2022-23\/three-poems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Three Poems - 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