Judging Others

• Stephanie Spencer, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2020

I don’t see the hype, with any High School stereotype,
Why does it receive such attention? It doesn’t need the press’s mention,

We all know of the smokers by the bike sheds, who have nothing but bluff in their heads,
Or the girls with skirts far too short, Who’s think of *** as a competitive sport,

The sport bluffs, we’ve all seen, full of life and far too keen,
Always poised and ready to go, every muscle toned from head to toe,

Young student teachers are here, enthusiastic about Bill Shakespeare,
Attempting to teach thugs to spell, whilst shady Heads makes their life hell,

But do not forget, those you call friend, the ones who sat by you until the end,
Making you laugh, keeping you sane, through the rough times they remain,
These companions fit no mound, therefore their tale is never told,

For the greatest things in teen life,
Do not need the media’s strife.