The "Loner" Poem Assignment

Imagine you are the loner boy, write a poem to express how you might feel and what you might be thinking as the loner boy.


I leaned against the playground wall
Wary of them all
As they ran past me they paused
Paused to stare, to try to understand

But you see they can't understand
What I've been through
They have laughter and friends
Unlike me, no one to talk to

The children, they don't know
I was scared to try
One of them paused, then looked away
The rest had to follow, but why?

Angry, I am not
Confused, I am
I could not get
How the children act

Suddenly a spark of hope reignited
Maybe, I am not alone
There must be someone out there
Just as lonely as me

As I left this place
That wall
My heart lifted a little higher
Maybe then, I could start anew.