I walk by them everyday
I sit near them
eat with them
have gone to school with them for years
Yet I've never been one of them

They mock who I am
They taunt me when I fail
They resent my talents
and yet they don't know the real me

If they were as hurt as I am when they mock
Then I'd gladly help them up
Help them out of the darkness
Guide them to happiness

And once they're out
and basking in the warm light
They'd turn to me
and I'd put my head down

Because that's how it works,
they belong
and I don't
That is how it works

They'll continue to mock me
to taunt me
to resent everything I stand for
and they still wouldn't know who I am

And everyday I'd walk by them
sit in the same class as them
eat lunch with them
and yet, never truly be one of them...