Student Writing

Gossip

By Monea Hammond

Torn apart by gossip
Destroyed by half truths
The girls at school don't know me
But they act as if they do
They whisper and they giggle
As I walk down the halls
Making school unlivable-
Do they even care at all?
Sometimes I think they must be right
Maybe I am as big as a house
But all I feel about them
But to their face I'm as quiet as a mouse
Keep silent and smile
Is all I need to do
To survive this high school drama
Where friends are far and few.