These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Pseudotaph to Some of My Schools

I was twelve when I first came
to Roulhac Middle School,
but some years later it became
abandoned, sadly cruel.
Chipley High did fully live
for years when I was grad,
but now the name, "Historic" gives
a face that's truly sad.
TTU in Choo-Choo Town
was where I met my wife,
but now no classes can be found
where we had started life.

It seems a terrible, bad joke,
that where I went to school
would be just empty buildings cloaked
by history's overrule,
but knowledge, I have gained each place,
and love doth wondrous grow.
The memories rest in sweetest grace
as lives back then we'd sow.

by Jay O’Toole
on March 21st, 2024