With my head held high
And my new cloths
And my new hair cut
I open the double doors
That lead into the school lunch room
A new year
my old friends sit together but
I know fom the way they don't meet my
eyes that I am not welcome
I stand up straight
I look each person in the eye
To let them know I am not afraid
Maybe I am haughty
Or proud
Or demigod
But I am not afraid
You may tease me
You may try to break me
But I am not afraid
My soul is a sacred thing
A thing to protect
And protect it I will
Starting a New School
Pride
Published by Family Friend Poems March 2011 with permission of the Author.
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