Paranoid <br />Anorexic <br />Dancer <br />Russian <br />Smoker <br />Self-conscious <br />Geek <br />Tart <br />Fat <br /> <br /> <br />I bet you are confused by this <br />It wouldn’t surprise me <br />Only the children of this world <br />Can truly understand what this is <br /> <br />The boy down the street understands <br />The foreign exchange student understands <br />The popular girl understands <br />The smart boy next door understands <br /> <br />For most people do not know their names <br />Just the labels that they have been given <br />The labels that will stay with them <br />The labels that will make or break them <br /> <br />The ‘paranoid’ boy <br />Always thinking his friends are talking about him <br />Hearing silent whispers <br />Listening to the rumours that do not exist <br /> <br />The ‘anorexic’ girl <br />Who does not believe she is under weight <br />Starving herself every meal time <br />Hoping to get the perfect figure <br /> <br />The ‘dancer’ boy <br />Bullied for doing something he enjoys <br />Made to believe that there is something wrong with him <br />For having a hobby that does not involve football <br /> <br />The ‘Russian’ girl <br />Coming to a new school <br />And being isolated from everyone <br />Not being able to speak the language <br /> <br />The ‘smoker’ boy <br />Made to follow the trend by those closest to him <br />Everyday smoking more <br />And everyday killing a little bit more of his sole <br /> <br />The ‘self-conscious’ girl <br />Not wanting to wear a belt like skirt <br />Wanting to cover herself up <br />Scared about the way everyone sees her <br /> <br />The ‘geek’ boy <br />Picked on for being smart <br />For actually having some academic goals <br />For wanting to succeed <br /> <br />The ‘tart’ girl <br />Given a name that isn’t true <br />Just because she likes to go out <br />Pressurised into things by her friends <br /> <br />The ‘fat’ boy <br />Called all his life <br />For being different on the outside <br />But he’s the same on the inside as anyone else <br /> <br />High school names <br />Given to high school kids <br />These names can make the kids <br />Or break them.<br /><br />Natalie Clyne<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/high-school-names/
