Lies

You told me
three people liked me.

Last year you said this.

And then you and your friends,
and my friends,
go and taunt and tease me because I am not going to your school next year.

The truth is,
three people did not like me.

You said that to "make me feel good about myself."

BUT NOW THREE PEOPLE DO LIKE ME.

At my own new school, away from you and all our friends.



Away from you and your influence, dragging me to the bottom
where we were ignored by everyone
because of a menial thing called status.

I put up with this;
but I didn't do it because we were friends,
no,
I hated you for your personality.

I had to put up with it.

But then I had a choice, a chance to escape.
I
took
it.

I am FREE.

And now, three people do like me.

And I didn't even have to change.