In Peer Mentorship,
the theme is bullying.
One girl apologizes to another
for writing “Slut” on her locker
in seventh grade,
another says girls can get away with
bullying because they don’t punch,
they just throw words or
give the cold shoulder—
ignore.
My coleader Michael turns to me
like I should have something to say,
some advice to give,
but everything I can think of
is a cliché.
So I pick one,
mutter it.
I tune them out,
look outside,
windows wiped with winter’s glaze,
count the floating spots,
till it’s all just one big haze.