Rikki

A boy went to school one day
with plans to run and plans to play
his plans came quickly to an end
because he was new and hadn't a friend

As he walked into his class
the climate was cold and still as glass
the boys were hostile with snickers and stares
they knew at once that the power was theirs

Here they had the weak and unsure
and acted as a parasite instead of a cure
they pushed and shoved and called hiim names
and for every problem he got all the blame

It's his fault we have to read
It's his fault we have to write
and he always lost to the lions feed
because he didn't know how to fight

All he did was go to school
But all found was sharks in the pool
he didn't understand what he did bad
and everyday he came home sad

Then one day came a girl named hope
who befriended him and helped him to cope
she held his hand as they walked through school
and the kids could no longer be so cruel

Once he was so weak and scared
but now he was strong with someone who cared
and as the boys' hatred fell apart
Rikki found out Hope was only in his heart

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