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School Time : Valentine

Bell Ringer : Who buys the most Valentine cards ? Men or Women? History :

The Catholic Church recognizes at least three different saints named Valentine or Valentinus, all of whom were martyred. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome.Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories all emphasize his appeal as a…

And I have been picking fights since I was seventeen And the boy in front of me decided that I was property And I have used words like weapons in search of safety I have buried keys in knuckles while walking the streets I have remembered two beers too late that sometimes The body that I am becomes tempting to those that see And I have woken in places where I didn’t go to sleep And I have had to keep quiet while trying to escape Because girls who scream can forget how to breathe And saying yes is less risk than forming lips into a no Except I was raised in the hopes of learning to be brave And my mother taught me to grow skin that didn’t break So maybe I am bruised, but my voice can still speak And no some things cannot be unseen from your eyes So tell me again how I should walk with more pride For it is a man’s world and girls shouldn’t have to fight Except here I am, the girl fighting for most of her life