Assumptions
That girl you see walking
With her head down
And a hand covering her face?
Has severe insecurities.
The boy who always
Avoids touching others
That you touch just because?
Has microphobia.
That girl who you
Make fun of
For wearing long sleeves all the time?
Is hiding the bruises from her dad.
The boy who dates
A different girl
Every week?
Is gay and unaccepted by his parents.
That girl who laughs too loudly
At things
That aren’t even funny?
I trying to hide her depression.
The boy you make fun of
For cutting himself?
Is being raped at home
By his mother.
That girl you hate
Because she’s always surrounded by friends?
Suffers from the fear
Of being alone.
The boy who gets on your nerves
Because he acts stupid
For attention in class?
Gets ignored by his parents.
The girl you call “slut”
Because she’s sixteen
And pregnant?
Got raped during a house burglary.
Never make assumptions about
Anyone other than yourself
Because you never know
What someone else is going through.
~C.L.C.
Copyright © Cheyenne Caldwell | Year Posted 2016
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