The Hall

Groups float around me.

They silently taunt me.

Remind me I don’t belong.

I’m stared at.

They wonder, why is she alone?

Nobody stops to ask.

I feel the tears coming.

I duck into a bathroom, command myself to stop.

But I can’t.

I can’t keep it in any longer.

But I have to.

Just get to class.

I come back out, my cheeks damp.

Nobody asks what’s wrong.

Why would they?

I’m nobody.

 

Reviews

[qaralynn]

this is really sad and beautiful! great work!

[tynamite]

This reminds me of my time at school. It's one of the worst emotions ever.

[Lime-Eater]

I like how you exspress your feeling in a small amount of words. This is sad but, I really like it. Good job

[Gone]

Reminds me of my school life. Painful memories eloquently expressed in your poem. well done. If this is how you feel, remember that values change after school and popularity is no measure of your worth. You are the only person who can truly give you self-worth and the only one who can remove it. That said, your writing has the potential to become very powerful. Keep going your work is already good and you have natural talent. With practice and sound guidence I am certain your work can become really awsome.

[R Lee]

Great job! I think this poem speaks for many people.

[James Paulin]

One of the sensations felt by everyone who has been forgotten by their closest friends when they proclaimed what is important in spite of the cost to their status. I like this poem in theme, form and composition.

[.quan.011.]

I felt like that all through high school. This is a beautiful peice.

[Heather D]

i have felt much like this before. you feel so isolated durin an emotional time, that sometimes you just have to hide out in the bathroom for a while and get away from it all. great write.

[Brad]

i think i walked along side you back in the day...

[futurepast.]

I think you just described me when I get out ... I am most of the time alone and wherever I go, people just stare at me like if I a kind of freak .. which I think I am, in a way .. but anyway, sometimes you just want to run away, or you want someone to care for you and ask you if everything is okay .. but no matter what, we always find ourselves alone, even if we are walking in a crowd. When we see people walking with friends and in group, we wish deep inside that we had someone by our side too, and we wonder why we are being alone ... But you know what I do? I don't care about the stares ... I just do my thing and let people stare .. what else can they do? And this write is totally about this.
Well done.