The game hadn't changed
but the rules
had.
On the
playground I learned
that boys
play football
that girls
play jump ball
that boys
throw spirals
that girls paint
toenails.
As I tossed a
red rubber ball
underhand
between my legs
the luster
was gone
the leather
was gone
and life no
longer made perfect sense.
My education
began
not in a
classroom
but on a
school playground.
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