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High School Angst

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And what does he think
of the girl with acne on her face
her hair all out of place
almost always late with
her eyes trying to fill the empty space
between 7:30 and 9:05?
Away from your intimidating gaze

The silence is deafening
with the clamor of my thoughts
What is he whispering about to his friends?
How long until class ends?
When can I get away?
I do not love him
I do not love him

"She likes me,"spills off his lips
I freeze
The seconds tick by
I want to ask what he means
But again my thoughts invade
You do not love him
You do not love him

High school relationships are futile
you stupid stupid woman
and the secrets that you keep must
remain hidden
Don't let him see your insecurities
Turn away

My head turns
And the class fades away

Banquet surges in flashing lights
among the swishing of skirts, purses
tossed aside, and abandoned glasses condensate
on the table

I see his face
Turn away!
Remember! Remember!
Your insecurities!

I'm walking toward him
What am I doing?
what am I doing?
You do not love him
You do not love him
"Will you dance with me?"

The words escape my mouth before I
can stop them
I wait with outstretched hand

He said no
With a devilish smirk and
a gleam in his eye
My heart fell to the floor
and I didn't know why
I had wasted my life

So I found another guy
After improvising this one day when inspiration finally struck me, (Thank you to good ole' life events for being my muse.) throwing this in the trash because I hated it (since it originally ended with outstretched hand because I wrote this on the day of Banquet before I knew what his response would be so I was literally waiting longer for that dance (XD) and then eventually found out the ending,) then fishing it out of the trash because I didn't have anything else for this mandatory Poetry Slam hosted by my Creative Writing class, in which I improvised again and added what the ending is now, I give you what, shockingly to me, because I still disliked it since it seemed to be a commonly annoying theme that teachers who are judging this don't really want to hear about, received first place and people who couldn't contain their snaps so they clapped  (For poetry you're supposed to snap not clap. Don't ask me why.) Sorry for that awkwardly long sentence, but that's how things went. XD I also got a prize which were actually the same things as the other two people who got prizes. (There were only three places.) I got a pen, journal which looks like an imitation of a moleskin journal with lines, and a $20 gift card to Barnes N Noble. XD Anyway, sorry for my blabbing, but I'm actually kind of proud of this and it shows that this wasn't the plain piece I thought it was since it didn't contain that much imagery. Also thank you to that guy who rejected me; you got me $20 worth of books richer. XD 
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