Pretty Pom-poms
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3 min readApr 29, 2024
cheerleader take a rest
i never liked cheerleading
girls in the group were mean and rude
it wasn’t for me
i didn’t fit into their clique
a traumatized child
i wanted to hide
not be on the sidelines
fake smiling
rehearsed routines
jumping and yelling
commanding the floor