"It's just high school"

The adults said,

As Elise got raped by her boyfriend at last night's party.

"It's just high school"

The adults said,

As Trevor hung himself in his father's basement because it all just seemed pointless anymore.

"It's just high school"

The adults said,

As Terry vomited everything she ate that day to look like all the other girls.

"It's just high school"

The adults said,

As Blake drank himself into oblivion so he wouldn't have to hear his parents fighting.

"It's just high school"

The adults will say,

When it just hurts all the same.

-s.c.