Ode to an outcast.

Look at her. Isn’t she a freak?
Buck teeth, thick- rimmed glasses, your regular geek.
She stands in the middle of the playground alone.
Don’t talk to her; she can stand on her own.

Because it’s her fault she needs glasses, obviously.
Her fault she wears skirts that come down past her knees.
It must be her fault that she has big teeth.
It’s all in appearance, not what lies beneath.

You have to be beautiful to be liked, you see.
Why have a mind of your own and be free?
You should just think the same way as everyone else-
Wear loads of make- up and starve yourself.

Thinking should be against the law,
If you’re such a big thinker, sit with the geeks on the floor.
But if you think you are good enough to sit at the back of the bus,
Don’t think for yourself. No, really- let us.

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  • Tobey Easley on Jun 24, 2008

    It is a true pity that this is thought in so many minds against so many people.

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