October from Yearlong by madeleine aguilar

Yorktown mall,
It was late but Isa had to get her homecoming dress
I walked around the mall with Paolo and Joaquin,
And they helped me find a sweater
Because they did,
I bought us a pretzel
I saved Isa the middle

We sat around the table,
Eating the food from the food court
(It was all the junk that we always wanna have,
But we never really can, we never really can)
Popcorn and frozen yogurt,
with little chunks of brownies inside
(It was all the junk that we always wanna have,
But we never really can, we never really can)
This is nice, I said

This fall is making me wonder why I have always hated this season
Maybe it's because I've always hated school
I don't mind that the leaves are leaving again
They'll be back soon

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