Last Pick
Last Pick
by David Smyth
Maybe today is the day I get picked
Not tenth or ninth or last
Maybe today is the day I move up
In the ranks of the boys in my class
Maybe today is the day I go home
With no bruises or scrapes or cuts
Maybe today I wont need to recover my shoes
That were tossed in the thorniest bush
Maybe today is the day I wont feel
Like I'm going to beak down and cry
When my mum asks if Ive had a good day
My "yes" will be true instead of a lie
Maybe today unlike all of the rest
Will be easy, not a day filled with strife
Maybe today, I pray please god today
Is the first, not the last of my life
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David
This is such a great write. i hated all those bullies in elementary school. i always made sure i played with the kids that got picked on. It broke my heart to see how sad those kids were.
Now we all know why bullies do that kind of thing right? because they dont feel good about themselves and they are trying to make them selves look better...its so obvious!! i think i knew that back then. i would have stuck up for you!!!
nice poem david
Linda
poignant
Sad and sobering. Good one.