Oh, no, say it isn’t so, bro!
Over the intercom comes this demon-voice
Saying, “All students report to the gymnasium for
An assembly.” Assembly, my ass, it was Sophomore
Initiation Day; where juniors and seniors got to abuse
Us lowly sophomores. Already uncomfortable, and wishing
I was invisible, the last thing I wanted was any attention
Whatsoever being heaped on me. We filed into the gym,
And had to sit on the floor, while seniors sat on one
Side of the bleachers, and the juniors on the other,
And it was a madhouse. Almost immediately, the air
Was filled with flying stuff, as the juniors and seniors
Took out their lowly opinion of us sophomores, by hurling
Coins, other assorted aerodynamic items,
And eggs, lots of eggs. It was a school-sanctioned
Launching pad, and we sophomores were set up
As perfect targets. I just kept my head down as gravity
Brought embarrassment and projectiles reining from the skies
If I’d had a circular saw and a shovel, I’d have cut and
Dug my way right out of there, but it seems
I’d left those particular items in my locker; so the best
I could hope for was a quick ending to Sophomore Duck
Hunting Day. I’d almost survived, when something
Smacked me in the jaw; it was an egg; it stung, let me tell
You, but I wasn’t about to show it; looking back on it,
I was lucky it didn’t hit me in the eye. Anyway,
I managed to survive, somehow, with nothing else nailing me,
And we filed out of the gym; later, I found out that
My older friends knew who through the flying jelly-filled orb
That hit me in the face, but no one would tell me,
Which was lucky for me, because I would have been
Forced to never say anything to the thrower
Anyway, high school was off to a flying start, literally!
Submitted: May 06, 2013
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You have had a hard life. It explains a lot.
Wed, May 8th, 2013 10:22pmI commented on this before, but realize that my comment must be lost in space. Anyhow, it's shocking that any school would condone this. It's a terrible thing when schools allow bullying, but to actually encourage it? Shame on them!
Thu, May 16th, 2013 3:08amMike, thanks for clearing that up. I am glad to hear that the school didn't encourage it, but I do hope they tried to prevent it from happening again. Kids can be cruel :(
Sat, May 18th, 2013 3:03amWhat an introduction! What a school! And no wonder you wanted that saw and shovel. Yep, it is made out to be a modern thing but bullying has been around in schools for years. And don't I know it. Nice one, Mike!
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I have to say I am shocked that such abuse was allowed to happen. It must have be pretty traumatic. I would hope that schools are much more aware now of not only the physical but mental injury such and event can have.
Tue, May 7th, 2013 5:20pmAuthor
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I think it caught the teachers by surprise, too; by the time my brother went to school there, he didn't see any of that!
Tue, May 7th, 2013 11:30am