Samantha Farley Poet Rhyme

Football Gear

Bill the buff and nerdy brave,
Was told the day was his to save
Alas, he wanted just to read
And from this horrid world be freed

The jocks and coach  had cornered him
And forced him into football gear
And when his mother saw him there
She grinned to him from ear to ear

Burdened then by many eyes
Bill had nowhere to go
The pain Bill had was hid inside
And no-one was to know

Eventually it was too much
And Bill just had to leave
He left behind an empty shell
And no-one even grieved.

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Eric Boddie July 28, 2017 at 5:38 PM the pain of being in the public's eye....is too unbearable for most to try....so they go out in disguise....only to bring about their own demise....when all they had to do was keep it real with self....now their lives are merely notches on satan's shelf....so very profound and inspiring Samantha....;) Samantha Farley February 6, 2018 at 11:50 PM your response poem is almost better than my posted poem...

Chris Green May 4, 2017 at 1:33 PM This is really sad Samantha. It is something though that happens when people are forced to do things they would rather not do.