__(J) __ Poem by Joshua Mccoy

Such diversity
Such cruelty

It all blends together ever so well

Little kids pushed and beaten thoroughly

False intentions of sexual libido fired in all directions like fireworks

Reminds me slowly in flashbacks of my own, high school days

Hairstyles so wild, rats have parties happily on top

Smiles so fake they make lemons taste sweeter than sugar

Volunteers ridiculed for actually caring

Jeers and snickers are hollered out at those who live in popularity by those
who cannot rise from jealousy

Immaturity running rampant like ants swarming over a open rotting
watermelon

Food is dispensed in rationed handouts depending on your class in
hierarchy

And heartache lurks behind every single corner of this locker formed maze

This stressful craze

That the government scoops you up with a gigantic hand and dumps you in

Is no longer a cherished hangout spot for me

A prisoner one year ago set free