Peer Pressure

• Bronte Cheeseman, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2022

It's called peer pressure. Play along.

That's what they said to me, when they left me on my own.

It's called peer pressure. Play along.

That's what they said to me, cold as stone.

It's called peer pressure. Play along.

That's what they said to me, the night I left alone.

It's called peer pressure. Play along.

That's what they said to me, the night I never came home.

It's called peer pressure. Play along.

If it's just a game, then why do they play?