Pleated Wool Skirt, Northwood High Blue and Grey

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(Verse 1)
The bell was a promise, the day almost done
Took my usual spot where the cliff meets the sun
Pleated wool skirt, Northwood High blue and grey
A notebook of daydreams to while time away
The ocean breathed deep, a salty, cool sigh
I didn't see the storm gathering high
Just me and the gulls and the endless blue sheet
My stomach was quiet, my heartbeat a slow, steady beat

(Verse 2)
First, just a whisper, a tease at the hem
A shiver of fabric, a slight, nervous trem
My hand absently brushed, a casual sweep
A habit you learn when the breezes run deep
But then came a gust, a bully of air
Not playful or gentle, it didn't play fair
My papers took flight, a white, scattered flock
My heart gave a hard, unexpected knock

(Chorus)
And the wind, it just screamed, it tore at the thread
A battle I fought with a gathering dread
Two hands clutching pleats, white-knuckled and vain
As it danced and it twisted like it was in pain
And the world slowed to a hum, a deafening sound
Just the pound of my heart and the stones on the ground
And I knew, I just knew, in that crystalline fright
The whole sky was about to see my beige silk, polka-dotted light

(Verse 3)
I twisted and turned, a human-top spin
Pressing my thighs together, trying to pull the wool in
But it was a sail, a flag, a lost kite
In that elemental, unforgiving light
I thought of the boys by the bleachers last week
Their jokes and their leers, the confidence they seek
I thought of my mom who said “wear something plain”
As I fought the wind’s laughter, its mocking, cold reign

(Bridge)
Then a final big push, a victorious blast
My grip was a memory, already past
The skirt flew up high, a banner of shame
Tied right at my waist, it called out my name
For one endless second, the world got so bright
I was just standing there, in my beige polka-dotted light
The ocean blinked once, the gulls held their cry
I was utterly, terribly, naked to the sky

(Chorus)
And the wind, it just screamed, it stole my last thread
Took the skirt from my waist, left my dignity dead
It flew like a jaybird, a scrap of blue shame
Dancing a taunt as it whispered my name
And the world was so loud, a deafening sound
Just the pound of my heart as it hit the hard ground
And I knew, I just knew, in that terrible fright
The whole sky had just seen my beige silk, polka-dotted light

(Verse 4)
It snagged on a thorn bush, ten thousand miles away
I stood there alone at the end of the day
No cover, no camouflage, nowhere to hide
Just the heat on my face and the tide turning inside
I had to call out, my voice a small crack
To a freshman I barely knew, standing back by the track
“Hey… can you…?” My pride took a fall
He just nodded, eyes down, understanding it all

(Verse 5)
He fetched it, he brought it, he looked at my shoes
I mumbled a thanks, covered in blues
I put the wool back on, but the feeling stayed near
That moment of absolute, crystalline fear
But the cliffs still call me, the wind still begs me to play
And I still wear my skirts the very same way
No safety shorts, no extra layer to bind
‘Cause you can’t hide your heart from a gusty, bold mind
And sometimes courage is just getting through the ride
With a little less secrets held tightly inside
Yeah, the wind knows my name, and the pattern I wear
And I guess… I guess… I just decided to care… a little less.

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