i grew up
nestled in between two mountain ranges
under blue sky, over blue springs
where everyting seems to happen more slowly

where everyone walks barefoot on pine needles
and wears long oversized shirts from hiking trips
and says hello to the mountains
and loves the land

where east is north, and west is south
and kindergarteners go on forest trips every day
and it's a bit less segregated, at least
there was still hope in the air

i went to a hippie school for a bit
hippie even compared to the rest of the schools there
i didn't like it at the time