sixth grade
by Angela Hanskayou can do better
they have told me
you have so much more potential
they said
for it is easier said than done
and for a single incident that
could cause so much pain
and worse, because it was
inflicted from other children
that this incident could change
one childs life forever
and the child would never
be the same ever again
for it caused me to fear
and give me a blockade
for my excellence that
I could not get past
And to this day I fear
To excel and draw attention
For what may happen next
Would be a repeat of that
Long ago day
When my life was forever
Changed in sixth grade
01/29/2001