Art by Sebastian Castillo & Words by Jordan DeBor

Calcium

"Beware

I bite"

-- Luna Miguel, Cave Lunam

i am small here

so be my friend

you thought this was a school

but I made it a playground

i didn’t come here to learn

all these golden things now gone

Etan Patz, with his blond hair

the Beaumont children, and their blond hair

JonBenêt Ramsey, and her blond hair

me, and my blond hair

there are no second chances

for canines and cavities

this is a children's revolution

a vivian revolt on a playground

that wasn't built for you

with a slide made of broken bones 

a ball pit of baby teeth

and monkey bars suffering from osteoporosis

bruise those kneecaps

don’t break them

do you see me

i am out here now

beyond the fence

watching your back

turned towards me

i have years now to study it

i am patient

this much abandon takes time

for your ruin value will outlast us both

because we built this thing to fail

and even this town, a swamp,

a mire forgotten

will one day become

a playground,

so let this grave rest shallow,

leave the depth unexplored,

for now

Sebastian Castillo lives in Philadelphia, PA  Jordan DeBor lives in Brooklyn, NY