DON’T LAUGH AT ME, by Lindsay H

When they laughed at me I cried myself to sleep.

I was that girl on the playground,
Who was always chosen last.
Only because I was slower
Than the other kids in my class.

I say, “Don’t laugh at me, I’m just like you, you’ll see.”

Please don’t laugh at me.
Please don’t call me names.
Please don’t find pleasure in other’s pains.

We’re all alike,
We’re all the same,
Someday we’ll all have the same fame.

Don’t laugh at me.

I was that girl in the background,
The one who was overweight.
Always so insecure,
Never considered myself great.

When you make fun of me, I want to throw myself away.

Don’t laugh at me.
Don’t call me names.
Don’t get your pleasure from my pains.

I may look different,
But we’re all the same.
Someday you’ll end this stupid game.

So don’t laugh at me.