Maybe I Was Wrong

Maybe I was wrong,

The same girl who would push the other players around,

And who would gossip and crush their dignity and self worth if you made a sound,

Is the same girl who was crying because her friends had backstabbed and abandoned her

Maybe she just did that to have friends, not to be a bully.

 

Maybe I was wrong,

The guy who I immediatly thought was just a dumb jock because of his pranks in class,

He wasn't only good at throwing the touchdown pass,

But testing out to be one of the best high school mathamaticians in the state,

Maybe he just did those pranks to not be seen as a nerd.

 

Maybe I was wrong,

The girl who will do anything to keep her boyfriend who is 7yrs older,

And who rebels by breaking every rule that is laid down by the "controler,"

Her father and her mom ignores her most of the time.

Maybe she does it because she wants attention from her parents.

 

Maybe I was wrong,

The honor role student and the gymnastic champion,

The student who just seems to have everything; path bright and certain,

Her cheery demeanor is a façade to hide the real person who cuts themselves.

Maybe it is because she has so much pressure to be perfect she doesn't want her life.

 

Maybe I was wrong,

When I saw the cheery and thought they were truly happy,

When I saw the prankster athlete and saw dumb jock,

When I saw the gossiper and thought strong and confident bully,

When I saw the smart and thought happy, 

And when I look in the mirror and see wise.

 

Maybe I was wrong,

No I know I was wrong,

When I make a snap judgement,

Because looking at the surface says almost nothing to the person within.

 

 

 

 

 

This poem is about: 
Our world

Comments

Lindy.2001

This poem is showing that "snap judgment" isn't always right.

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