Poems by a Student

No one wants to comfort a 13 year old

No one wants to comfort a 13 year old

It's just not in their nature

Teens want to talk about clothes or school

Things that can be brushed off and laughed about

Things that have no meaning in the real world

Their minds are like a bubble

They spend all their time on the outside

Bouncing around with no worries or fears

And trying to hide what's on the inside from everyone

Including themselves

But once in a while someone will slip through the film

And into the capacious eternity of their disapproving soul

"You got that question wrong,"

"Everyone hates your hair,"

"You're never going to amount to anything,"

It's what's on the inside that counts

No one wants to comfort a 13 year old

It's just too awkward

Knowing that someone doubts themself

Is like knowing someone's greatest secret

Knowing no one is as they seem

Is everyone's greatest fear

Once someone is stuck in their bubble

Their like a person drowning in shark infested waters

No one wants to save them

For fear of being pulled in themself

No one wants to comfort a 13 year old

It's just too scary

What to say, what to do

It's better to just avoid that kind of confrontation anyway

No one wants to comfort a 13 year old

That's ok, I didn't think I was worth it anyway