Source: We Heart It
Square Peg
Growing up I never fit in
with any group … any crowd
It wasn’t that insecurity caused
me to be an outsider
My family was just different
than those of my friends
Living in a small town everyone
knew everyone which at times
is a good thing, but usually not
I was taunted and teased about
my handmade clothing
the foods my family grew and ate
the car we drove
my absent father … due to
his work schedule no one knew him
I still remember the day when one
of the popular (i.e. mean) girls in
my class pointed out the building
janitor and said loudly …
“Oh look … there is your father!”
I was mortified to no end
and…
that nasty prank made me
even more of a
Square Peg …
Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
Jun 09, 2016 @ 11:54:30
And it still goes on, except that now the taunting follows kids into their homes, via “social” media. Lots of reasons not to trust others.
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Jun 09, 2016 @ 21:01:35
Unfortunately mean kids … bullies … will always find a way … now through social media it can be done without revealing who is really doing the bullying
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Jun 09, 2016 @ 21:30:18
One time I genuinely prefer the good old days, when the bully could get a punch in the nose….one of the scenes I most enjoy in “A Christmas Story”. LOL
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Jun 09, 2016 @ 21:34:57
I agree … unfortunately there are such sophisticated ways to bully someone now … oh would love to see someone punch Trump in the nose
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