KIdsWWwrite - September 2007

                         I sit on the swing,
                           It’s far after school,
             But I can’t go home…
                 I know they’re waiting,
             For me.
                           I’m the new girl,
              But I’m not just
                              The new girl,
                 I’m the girl they pick on.
             I’m the girl they tease.
                I’m the girl who has no lunch.
             Because it’s taken away from me.
              I just wish…
                 I just wish they knew,
             What it’s like.
                It’s not laughter,
                        And definitely not fun,
             I just wish…
                Bullying stopped.
                They tell me stand up for myself,
                      But, I can’t!
              I just wish I could move.
                Move back.
                        And never return.
             I’m the girl they pick on.
              I’m the girl they tease.
             I’m the girl who has no lunch.

	New Girl Thai-Lynn, Age 10, Elkford, BC