at a catholic elementary school
I watched kids kill bees out of fear—
little rich volleyball kids. their playground had a
wooden gate. A bright, pretty young lady
watched all smiles watched
hot bee guts squish into cracks in the pavement
into grooves in the kid’s shoes. No matter because
no matter how she felt she stood quiet
collecting her paycheck all smiles
and I was quiet too—not my children.
Hannah Schoettmer is a high school junior from the Pacific Northwest. She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Butcher Papers and a managing editor for the TeenTix arts review blog. Her work has also been recognized by TeenInk, Write the World, and the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, and she was a JustPoetry 2019 national winner. Her work has appeared in rose quartz magazine, among other places. She's on Twitter and Instagram @hannuh_js
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