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The Cool Kids
The hallways turn to runways
The lights turn to spotlights
The tiled floor is the red carpet
And these are the stars
Loved by many
Hated by few
You see them as cool
But they never notice you
They all have the same smile
But hers is slightly off
Their hearts beat in sync
But hers is way behind
Shes sees them laughing with each other
Living life as it is
They're living the good life
Never to take notice of the ones in the shadows
They're following the path of fame
Not knowing who they've forgotten
The school is a sitcom
And they're the main characters
But shes just in the background
Never says a word
Just goes throughout her day
Never to interfere with everyone's favorites
Maybe if I didn't stay behind the curtains
I would be like them
On the stage performing
For all those to see
A change in appearance
A change in clothes
Would maybe, just maybe
Make me the lead role
I wish I could be a cool kid too
Walk the red carpet without getting shoved away
Not get booed off the stage
Of this middle school play
Not feeling like I'm just a background character
And not be the target
For everyone's bullets
I wonder, oh I wonder
How the cool kids
gained their fame
What a shame
Such a shame
That I'll never be like them
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This poem was mostly inspired from my own personal experiences. The "cool kids" always seemed like celebrities to me. They have a lot of friends, always joking around, always happy, and nothing seems to bother them. I always ask myself "how can I be like them?" "how did they get so popular and cool?" How did the cool kids gain their popularity or "fame"? I see them, then I see myself. I'm an outcast with barely any friends, but I always wonder what it's like to be "cool". These kids have it easy: everyone likes them, everyone wants to be friends with them...but I'm not like that. I always try to say hi to one of the cool kids but they never really hear me. That shows I'll never be like them, I'll always be the weird loner; the outcast. So from that I wrote this. It was also somehwat inspired by the Echosmith song "The Cool Kids", which is why some lines may seem familiar. This poem is mainly for anyone who wishes they could be popular like the cool kids are.