~ a Millennialism

: Every year was the grade I was in

until it wasn't anymore;

it was easy for me to know

we're special

because writing the date on my papers

turned my mind to what

my daily achievements meant;

K-12 public school

'99 to '12

'The Last Class'

we called ourselves

how many of us?

and joked about counting

down to the 'End of the World'

and then Once we

stopped class -

I was in Prob & Stats -

and as seniors we watched

seconds go

oh weren't we analog?

wholly tuned-in to the ticking

'End of the World'

as we knew it Then;

And laughed

when the Bell rang ~

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@bykaileyann

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