(Poem 232 for 2024 – I am writing a poem a day)
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My granddaughter admitted
school was off to a rough start.
I asked her what was wrong,
and her answer broke my heart.
She said there was a mean girl
who was excluding her at lunch.
She had to sit all by herself,
which felt like a gut punch.
I asked if the only other
black girl in her class
stood up for her or reached out,
but that did not come to pass.
Why can’t children include others?
Why must they make it so hard?
I guess it’s human nature to fear,
and be a bully in the school yard.
We talked about some things to try
and a few days later I checked in.
Not only were things going better,
But the girl was now her good friend.
@Home Studio on – 232nd poem of the year
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