What The Schools Do

by Heather Williams - Libra

Cheer for the football players
You know the ones...
That throw the football around the halls
Hitting the new girl in the head
They strut and make you late to class

Cheer for the cheerleaders
The ones that don't eat
And go to tanning beds
And are so mean to other girls
They run crying to the bathroom

Overlook the band
Overlook the choir and the orhestra
Don't give them recognition to their talent
Overlook the drama students
Overlook the hours all of these people
That have spent more time and money and effort
And blood and sweat and tears
Then the struting jock will ever know

Reason for writing:

    I know not all high schools are like this but the one I go to. All the cheerleaders and the jocks are picked my popularity. The district hardly funds any activites besides sports. It's a bummer. It's wasted talent.    

Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2001-04-24 23:01:19
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:11
Poem ID: 62321

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