I was at school in a running race
and was first across the line
The feeling that came over me
was one of so sublime

I was at once up floating
on the clouds so high and free
When back to ground I soon came
as it was stole from me

Disqualified I know not why
they didn't even mention
The outcome was no medal
instead a week in lone detention

It was deemed that I had cheated
and was a pure disgrace
And a week of being on my own
would wipe the smile from my face

To say that I had been hard done
was surely oh so true
For what in fact occurred that day
I sadly never knew

Never was it in my mind
to defeat my friends by cheating
None of them objected,
it was solely parents bleating

My success was short and not so sweet
and has left me feeling raw
Which shows how deeply I was hurt
as it occurred when I was four