Scream
By: Cheyenne Taylor Age: 12 Issued: June 17, 2003 (12:02 a.m.)

I know how it feels
To be thrown against the shadows
Nobody wants to know
What is going on with you
You aren't cool
You aren't a nerd
You are just you
And nothing else
You aren't a cheerleader
You aren't a jock
And over that you are popular at all
After a while it seems like
Everybody's screaming your name
You are always in the way
Nobody cares but you
Then occasionally somebody will come by
Protect you and love you
But those times when they're
Screaming your name too
You want to scream back
You'll play angrily along your heartstrings
You'll throw anything
People nearly die
As a result of you
Sometimes throwing Oreos at the door
Just doesn't cut it
You want to absolutely crazy
But something tells you no
When you realize
Everybody's screaming your name
You are always in the way
Nobody cares but you
Then occasionally somebody will come by
Protect you and love you
But those times when they're
Screaming your name too
You want to scream back
Your voice wants to get tired
But it can't
Your soul wants to disappear
But it can't
You want to die on the floor
But you can't
Cuz
Everybody's screaming your name
You are always in the way
Nobody cares but you
Then occasionally somebody will come by
Protect you and love you
But those times when they're
Screaming your name too
You want to scream back
Scream back
Oh you gotta scream back
You scream back