The simple bricks
Of a school hallway,
Support more than just
An academic pathway.
To the left
A boy kisses a girl.
Her cheeks flush
And her heart does twirl.
To the right
A weeping girl hugs her friend.
Her forearm bears her thoughts
Of making it all end.
Scattered throughout
Students with their heads down,
Bruised and broken
leaving only a frown.
Against a wall
a teacher stands still,
her eyes glazed over
from struggling to pay the bill.
On the floor
a girl passes out,
she starves herself
trying to appease her doubt.
Across the way
A boy lifted by his team,
Celebrating their completion
of their victorious dream.
The simple bricks
Of a school hallway,
Are more than
Just white and gray.
