What They See

Posted by Terrence Johnson

The bell sounds and I hurry to class
To avoid the awkward looks as I pass
By now I should be accustomed to their secret laughs
When I come around people change their paths

Why should they like me, just look and see
With my raggedy clothes, no one wants to be me
The load is so heavy the pain I have to bear
No one to talk to, no burden to share

Is it my fault that life has been unkind to be
When I look to the cupboard, there is no food that I see
Do you think I enjoy being the subject of a joke?
I want them to feel like me one day I hope

Am I a leper, do I have a disease?
People scatter like roaches at the sight of me
Which makes me hate myself and the image I see
Loose me from my prison please let me free

I think that I'm a good person, I wish others could see
Escape this place and extend my branches like a tree
I'm not asking for pity or any sympathy
Look past my clothes and just see me