Standing alone
On the edge of the group
Where the popular girls are
She watches
As they sit and gossip
Laugh and smile
Not including her
She watches
The brashness gone
Vulnerability in it’s place
Not the girl I know
She watches
A flicker of hope
One girl turns to speak
Her face lights up
She watches
She passes her drink
No thanks are exchanged
She’s quickly dismissed
And yet she still watches
As I stand there on the yard
I see her nerves
That she’d hate me to see
And I watch
She wants to fit in
To be part of their gang
But in the meantime
Whilst she’s not one of them…
She watches
thought provoking and sad.xx
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Such a sad post. I want to go to her and have a chat with her, comfort her… Mel #BrillBlogPosts
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That’s exactly how I felt. For a second she caught my eye and exchanged a very quick smile, I just wanted to give her a big hug!
This is brilliant, it really gets across that feeling of watching and waiting and feeling left out x #brilliantblogposts
I hope she slots herself in soon and isn’t just a watcher anymore xx #brilliantblogposts
Aw this pulled at my heart strings. I’ve got all this to come and worry particularly about my daughter. I know it’s all part of growing up, but it won’t be easy to watch! Beautifully put too lovely x
Ah a fantastic poem. Made me think back to my school days when I was young. A super poem of wanting to belong. X
Lovely poem, but so sad x
What a fantastic poem hunny. I love it. You can picture her standing there outside the group watching and waiting to be included. Greatly written and easy to feel the emotions too. You are great at poems. Thanks for linking up to Share WIth Me. I love a good poem or two!!! #sharewithme
Amazing and it made me so sad! Brilliant writing x
Oh, I just want to give her a big cuddle. I’ve been there and observed this too-as a mum it’s very hard isn’t it xx
This is so sad, I have been here with my daughter and seen this with her friends too #sharewithme
Ahh that’s sad but beautifully written. I hope she finds the perfect welcoming group.
Oh god- how heart breaking. Really feel the emotion of the poem. Brilliantly written.
Hopefully one day in the not to distant you won’t even know that this was ever the case. xx
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Oh, this one shot me straight in the heart–it could have been written for my daughter.
Change she watches for he watches and it’s as if this poem was written about my son. At the age of 17 he still watches.
Your poem has left a lump in my throat. I don’t know how long it took you to write your poem or where you got your inspiration from, but it really is a good one.
Hi *waves* I am new to your blog and wow what a find. This poem is beautiful really well written and so descriptive. I know several people who have felt like this in the school playground – yes the mums. It’s so sad to feel isolated and left out. This highlights my awareness to make everyone feel included. Thanks for sharing xx
Made me cry and I related too-aged 11 my group of school friend decided they didn’t want to be friends with me anymore, it was awful, I used to phone my Mum up at break time and lunch so I wouldn’t be alone…a few weeks felt like an eternity until I made new friends but it took a long time to heal from that. Powerful poem. Thanks for linking up to #brilliantblogposts
I was the watcher for a time so very meaningful words there!! #archiveday