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"Retard."

Nathan stopped what he was doing
And looked at Henry in confusion
He had no idea what the elder boy
Called him

He tried asking Henry
What he meant but
The elder boy just burst into laugher
And walked away

Filled with curiosity
Nathan proceeded to ask
His elder brother what
The word meant

However his brother was silent
And simply told him to ignore Henry

Not wanting to back down,
Nathan continuously asked
His brother what the word meant
Until he finally gave in

Nathan was not pleased to know
The meaning of the word
And why he was given that name

It turned out he was called "retard"
Was because
Of the way he acted

Henry hated how children acted
They were just so dumb
Nathan was no exception
After all,
He just turned seven

Nathan was behaving like how
He should behave
No one should fault him
Yes, he might misbehave
But there was no reason
To hate him

So why are children disliked?

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