thanks

nice top & jeans
shirt & tie, slacks

an athlete, a musician, a go-to dorm mate
a chill demeanor in Grill, a brightening smile
we look similar, we do similar things

two parents, single parent, a step family
loving, controlling, aggressive, anxious
middle school teachers, cooks, i-bankers

we could've left home, we could've been kicked out
some of us have
boyfriends we live with, juggling jobs
i've at least heard of four cases

red-bricked buildings, overnight papers
dorm-wrestling, a movie on Saturday
a bite of pizza

we go on, make money on wall street,
embody non-sibi, pursue the life of the mind --
hard and good