Kaitlin Moneir is a creative writing major at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.  She likes when it rains and the worms wiggle onto the sidewalk because she enjoys holding and naming them.

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Two Poems (July 20, 2010. Issue 19.)

Eighth Grade

Cute blue nail polish with a hint of glitter Cute green nail polish with yellow dots and Cute brilliant pink nail polish chipping at the tips Cute vivid orange fuzzy shirts with Cute sweatshirts wrapped around my waist and Cute short pants for too long legs Cute braces with colored bands Cute long hair Cute scraggly long hair Cute scraggly un-styled long hair with a middle part Cute Strawberry Shortcake pajama pants and Cute neon blue snakeskin print stretch pants from Wal-Mart Cute platform hemp sandals Cute blue eye shadow Cute purple shimmer eye shadow Cute pink lipstick smeared on my lips Cute pink lipstick on my teeth Cute mesh backpack required by the Cute School Board Cute mum said on my first day of eighth grade Cute I thought when I looked in the mirror that day Cute metal smile in the pictures I look back at. Cute.

There are no stupid questions

but the convenience store’s sign read:
We have freshly sliced lunchmeats?