I’d like to be popular, just for a term,
To stand with the in-crowd, be given a turn,
To be called smart and help others to learn,
But I can’t see it happening to me.
I’d like to be popular, just for a week,
To be given a part in a play where I speak,
To be treated as normal, and not as a freak,
But I can’t see it happening to me.
I’d like to be popular, just for a day,
To have people choose me, invite me to play;
I’d like to have friends who hear what I say,
But I can’t see it happening to me.
I’d like to be popular, just for an hour,
Come out of this corner where I sit and cower,
To share, for a moment, the balance of power,
But I can’t see it happening to me.
Popular
Published by Family Friend Poems October 2021 with permission of the Author.
ABOUT THE POET:
Coral Rumble is an award-winning poet who has published four poetry collections and contributed to over 160 anthologies for children. She also runs poetry workshops and is a poetry editor.
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