POEM STARTER
Submitted by Cassandra Elliot š¹
Write a poem or short story that embodies the feeling of being chosen last.
Am I Good Enough?
Iām sure you all know it,
That nagging feeling at school
In PE class, where you chose teams,
And you just stand there, waiting for someone to call your name.
Iām sure itās happened to you before,
I know itās happemed to _me,_
And it leaves one question burning on my tongue.
Am I good enough?
If I was, wouldnāt people wanāt to be my friend?
Wouldnāt they love and care for me?
Wouldnāt they stand by my side when I need it,
Make me laugh when Iām about to cry?
Now this question, Iāll admit,
Has haunted me for as long as I can remember.
Ever since fourth grade, when a group of bullies
Turned the entire school against me.
Back then I would come home crying every day,
I tried to kill myself once,
After being called fat and useless.
So I told myself I would be like them.
They wanted me to be skinny?
I stopped eating.
They wanted me to be more like them?
I reinvented myself.
And during that year, this question
Began to haunt me.
_Am I good enough?_
_What if Iām not?_