and i ask by Sabrina Kim ‘22

and i ask

and i ask her, are you not tired of holding up the sky? are you not tired of making the world turn?

she says no. she says that she didn’t know she was holding up the sky, she just thought everyone’s backpack was as heavy as hers. she says that she didn’t know she was making the world turn, she just thought everybody was as dizzy as her.

and i ask her if she’s okay. she asks me what that means.

i tell her that i plan to join her in holding up the sky

she says no.

she says she’s okay, i tell her i thought she didn’t know what that meant. she says she may not know but she will learn.

i come back the next year.

and i begin to ask her if she’s okay. but this time, before i can

she asks me if i am.

Sabrina Kim ‘22