Giggles echo down the halls
With the slam of a locker door
I am back
I can feel the familiar soreness
In between my ribs
I am 14 again
& something has gotta give
I can smell sandwiches and cruelty
I refuse to be helpless again
I am hyper aware
In a frantic attempt to try and avoid
The inevitable reject
I feel like I have failed to protect
Myself.
When they treat me
As if I am invisible
It still r o c k s my world
I am just a little girl
Afraid to raise her hand in class
I have to remind myself
Of all I have learned
I have turned
Over a whole new leaf
Into this beautiful life that I now lead
I may flashback
but I don’t have to stay there.
No one can rob me of my dignity anymore.
