Why does it have to be this way?

This is the thought

On most of our minds

As we struggle just not to get too embarrassed

By the things we do.

Why does it have to be this way?

This is what we think

When we’re shunned

By others

Just because of the clothes we wear,

Or the things we eat,

The country we come from,

What languages we speak,

Or even just

Because of how smart we are.

But,

Whenever we think these militant thoughts,

We console ourselves with the truth

That the other people are popular

Just because we’re not.