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Tradition Never Graduates
Please, can I try on that jersey?
Only for a second or two
I won’t wear it out more than it already is
I know you work so hard
It’s not as if I’ve wanted this
For as long as I knew what it meant
All these years and I never got the chance
It’s not as if I’ve watched all those girls
Strutting purple and white as I glared
Oh, my heart, it did glare
I’m ashamed, but what did they do?
What did they do right?
I scream louder than them under those
Lemon lights that squeeze and twinkle
A halo upon the scrimmage line
Don’t jump too soon
It’s not as if I lose sleep over this
You know we’ve never won state
We always wake up in the bridesmaid’s dress
But I’ve said for so long that we need some changes here
Please, can I try on that jersey?
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