High School Jesus

We all know him or her.

I can’t help it if I’m better than you
 I was inducted into the Ohio High School Football Hall of Fame
I threw for 300 yards in the division championship but

The loss by a point is entirely the receivers’ shame.

I can’t help it if you aren’t all that
for my senior prom I chose from twenty possible dates
I was crowned prom king to the applause of all my friends

Too bad my prom queen didn’t look too great

Don’t laugh at me
Your jeers behind my back
My hair is peppered, it’s thinning sure
My stomach isn’t as tight as it was before
and maybe my store name-tag is a little cracked
But back in High School I’m the guy
People would die for!

It’s not fair, it’s not right
I used to be a beautiful sight
It’s not right, it’s not fair
The girls used to always stare

With my letterman’s jacket
and senior yearbook
My homemade highlight reel
I love the way these things make me feel

They praised me! they praised me!
The teachers were crazed for me
They never told me the real world
would make fun of my vocabulary...

Reviews

[Gabriella]

Interesting take on a popular but very relevant topic. Reminds me of watching Daria as a child. I remember reading a poem like this in high school, I believe it was called Glory Days. The last two lines have to be my favorite. PS. I'm from Pittsburgh too.

[Pixie Meat]

I like this a lot. And yes, we all know these people. I'm just waiting for a couple of the ones in my life to end up like they did in this poem, if you catch my drift ;) great to see that someone shares my annoyance (and perhaps, confusion?) about the people that somehow end up popular and high school and the ones that probably should, and yet don't. Ah well, c'est la vie. Beautiful satire, loved the feeling it evoked. It made me want to laugh, even though most of the time this subject matter only serves to irritate me. I think it's healthy to laugh off the things that bother us sometimes, so I thank you for that. The rhyming scheme seemed a little off at parts, but that's not really a big deal, it's still easy to follow and the message is really the most important thing here. By the way, I absolutely adore the last two lines...they perfectly sum up the poem. Really great write :)

[Céce]

Oh! Brilliant and yet sad, because this story could totally happen. It's all true. Thank goodness I am in a good mood tonight.

But, good good! I applaud YOU!

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