Middle School Hallways
We were walking through the halls
us, the people who didn't fool around and fall
us, the kids who looked out for one another
so we could be there when one got into a brawl
people say, "it's just the normal school life, just get used to the groups and such"
i didn't care about what i had or what i wore
i cared about the air i was breathing
the time i was spending,
thinking
it's hard to explain
i don't want to get made fun of for staring
for eyeballing
for listening
but all those people make me want to puke and leave
what i said then
is true
bold and clear