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Marjorie At School

Marjorie laughs when others laugh not understanding the humor that is her Popular Marjorie Entertainment for future prom-queens Meat for bullies A lunchroom pastime Pimple-faced Marjorie Simple-minded Marjorie Let's put Marjorie on Its so fun Pretend that you like Marjorie then put her down she falls for it every time We discuss Marjorie's grades social studies, math, English Dismal-failure Marjorie No room for her here like waving at the blind or shouting to the deaf What's the point? Better off in functional skills We do our best to Keep Marjorie from physical harm Ignore her daily-beaten soul Feed her useless facts Keep her from getting in the way of the real children and Move her along until... Until what? We have not a clue Through it all Marjorie smiles

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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