The Class of 88

poetry of high school prank taken down by administrators

They painted
         out the ‘88’!
Not
         any of the others
Just OUR ‘88’!
                   does that mean we don’t exist?

It was
         on the chimney
B  I  G,  R  E  D,  B  O  L  D
         on a black background
                   for all to see…

They painted
         out the ‘88’!
I guess
                   it means we don’t exist.

Are we ghosts?
         In empty lockers,
                   empty classrooms,
                             teachers talking to nobody…
There’s no Senior class this year because
THEY PAINTED US OUT OF EXSISTANCE!