PELHAM HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER

The mission of Pelham High School is to educate students so that they may pursue life goals, 
participate fully as active citizens, and become socially responsible community members.

An Alter Ego
By:  Hannah Tello

An Alter Ego
The moment was set against
The rhythmic drone of passing cars
And the cool comfort of a hush
October afternoon
And I was set against
The rough grating surface
Of a worn brick wall,
Leaning purposefully nonchalant,
Smoking an unlit cigarette
And as she bounced down the stairs
She clutched her parcel to her hip
And rode the crosswalk
Like an undaunted heiress to the pavement
And I wondered what magic it would take
To will her skirt an inch higher
Or two
So that I might catch a slice above her stockings.

Elizabeth Strauss, Media Generalist
Pelham High School Library Media Center
bstrauss@pelhamsd.org