The Cheerleader Photo

A cheering squad in Utah, At a high school, did include A member with Down Syndrome With a bubbly attitude. She worked extra hard at practice And was liked by all who cheered, But when she received her yearbook, Her good humor disappeared. For the cheerleaders were pictured, Photogenic, they were, too, Though one member was excluded And I’ll give you one guess who. Seems the cameraman requested Double seatings for the pose - One with everyone, another… Well, you know the way it goes. So the one that made the yearbook Was the photo incomplete And it made my blood just boil To imagine that defeat. Though apologies were given And accepted by the teen, We should all join in to shout That stunt was M-E-A-N mean!