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High School Poem

May 9, 2023
By Anonymous

The world is wondrous, wild and free
A place of endless possibility
But in the halls of high school, we see
A darker side of humanity

The cliques and crowds, the gossip and lies
The way we judge and criticize
It's all so repugnant, it makes me quiver
To think that this is how we deliver

Our judgments and our harsh critiques
To people who are still finding their feet
We should be building each other up
Instead of tearing each other down, like a pup

So let's embrace the wondrous world
And all the possibilities unfurled
Let's leave behind the repugnant ways
And start anew, with hope and grace

For we are seniors, soon to depart
From this place that's played its part
In shaping who we are and will be
In a world that's wondrous, wild and free.


The author's comments:

I'm a senior in high school. I'm the oldest out of five kids. I'm an immigrant from South Sudan. I arrived in the United States when I was 8 years old, which was on July 26, 2012.


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