Justice Getting What She Deserves
"Keep walkin, caus we ain't talkin crazy long legs!"
"You're such a weirdo."
"We don't want you round here!"
"Can't you take a hint??"
"What a loser."
She walks away
Like she's walked away
Five hundred and one times before
What has she done?
Why do they hate her so?
Running now
Into the bathroom
She can't let them see her tears
Black mascara runs down her pale white skin
Mercifully no one follows her
Looking in the mirror
She wishes she could disappear
Vanish without a trace
"Stork Girl"
"Big Bird"
"Amazon Woman"
"The Laughing Giraffe"
If only she could be small
Pretty
Like those other girls
The cool cruel ones
She didn't need them to be her friend
All she wanted was to be left alone
To come to school and go home
To have a single quiet day
A "don't stare at me!" day
She takes a tissue out of her purse
Removes the mascara from her eyes and face
Fixes her hair
Takes a deep breath
and goes to her next class
She sits at the back of the class
Never at the front
The new boy
The cool boy
Smiling says hi
He's tall
Like her
Emotions stir
After class he says
"Can you show me around?"
She smiles back and says "Sure"
She can't believe he wants her to
She says "My name is Sue"
He says "I'm glad to meet you,
my name is Simon Loo.
As they walk together down the hall
One of the mean girls
Calls out "Why are you hanging out with big bird!
He turns and says "Get lost loser, Sue's the nicest
and prettiest girl in the school!"
Sue smiles and takes his hand
Suddenly she doesn't wish to be invisible any more.
By: Richard Lamoureux
For Justice Contest
Written September 3rd 2015
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